Use of buccal fat pad for treatment of oral submucous fibrosis.

Treatment Modality for Advanced Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), which presents with a severe degree of trismus, is a great surgical challenge. The surgical procedures include excision of fibrous bands with or without coverage of the surgically created defect. The use of vascularised flaps such as the palatal pedicled flap, tongue flaps, use of buccal fat pad and nasolabial flaps are becoming increasingly popular. We present a...

Surgical Management of OSMF With Coronoidectomy and Buccal Fat Pad Replacement - A Case Report

Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, disabling and scarring disease that affects the entire oral cavity, sometimes the pharynx, and rarely the larynx which predominantly affects the people of southeast Asia. It is characterized by blanching and stiffness of the oral mucosa, which causes progressive limitation of mouth opening and intolerance/ burning sensation to hot and spicy foo...

The Use of Buccal Fat Pad in the Treatment of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Newer Method

Purpose of the study. This study was to evaluate the use of buccal fat pad as an interpositioning material in surgical management of oral sub mucous fibrosis. Materials and methods. A series of 8 cases with proven oral sub mucous fibrosis, with mouth opening less than 20 mm, involving the buccal mucosa were treated surgically in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Denta...

Surgical Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis Defects Using Buccal Fat Pad in Posterior Region and Nasolabial Flap in The Anterior Region

The pliancy of pedicled buccal fat pad used in reconstruction of oral submucous fibrosis - a case report

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) has multifactorial aetiology which is considered to include betel quid chewing, excessive use of chillies and spices, poor nutrition and deficiency of vitamin and iron. Various treatment modalities such as nutritional supplement, intralesional steroid and placental extract injections, antioxidants, and physiotherapy have been used for conservative management of OSF...

Comparison of Extended Nasolabial Flap Versus Buccal Fat Pad Graft in the Surgical Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Prospective Pilot Study.

AIM To evaluate the application of extended nasolabial flap versus buccal fat pad graft in the surgical management of oral submucous fibrosis. SETTINGS AND DESIGN This prospective study was carried out in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 8 patients (6 men and 2 women) with age range ...