Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Understanding the Disease through a Case Series
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‘Vidari’ is a crippling fibrotic disorder affecting mouth commonly seen in India and South East Asia. It’s always optimum and highly desirable to beat oral submucous fibrosis(OSMF) before it becomes oral cancer. OSMF is a huge dilemma for clinicians worldwide specifically in south east Asia due to elusive pathogenesis. The main characterstic of OSMF is the build up of fibrous tissue in the sub mucosal layer of mouth, which can lead to a loss of flexibility and movement in mouth and can cause difficulty in opening the mouth and speaking, as well as eating and swallowing.We are presenting a case series of OSMF highlighting the clinically observed features. These features might not be seen together.
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