Abstract A 2-year-old girl, complaining of a gradual increase in the restriction mouth opening for 3 months, was referred to Otolaryngologists based on background history recurrent oral ulcers. The local examination showed presence ulcers cheek addition abnormal mucosa which appeared blanched, opaque and fibrotic. This clinically diagnosed as Oral Submucous Fibrosis, owing classical presentatio...

Aim: To evaluate the Clinico-Demographic variables in patients of Oral Submucous Fibrosis
 Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional
 Place and Duration Study: Department Maxillofacial Surgery, Liaquat Medical University Hospital from December 2017 to February 2019.
 Methodology: The recruitment was done after clinical diagnosis oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients. demograph...

South Asia, primarily India, is the major producer and exporter of various forms tobacco products worldwide. All (smoke smokeless/chewable/inhaled) such as cigarettes, pipes, cigars, beedis, paan snuff have been implicated in development oral cancer. Almost 13% population India chews form pan or gutkha. People consume khaini, mishri, zarda, gutkha, mawa naas. Areca nut chewing also widely pract...

BACKGROUND Changes in lipid profile have been associated with malignancy because of their key role in the maintenance the integrity of the cell membrane. This study evaluated the alterations in serum lipid profile in untreated patients of oral submucus fibrosis (OSMF), oral leukoplakia, and oral lichen planus and proven cases of oral cancer with respect to healthy controls. MATERIALS & METHOD...

OBJECTIVES To know the nature, incidence and severity of oral manifestations occurring in postmenopausal women. STUDY DESIGN Oral changes were observed in 365 postmenopausal women and 365 age matched male individuals attending the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. The patients were asked about complaints of dry mouth, taste and breath changes, mucosal and facial pain and were examine...

Adaptive (video) streaming over HTTP is gradually being adopted by content and network service providers, as it offers significant advantages in terms of both userperceived quality and resource utilization. In this paper, we first focus on the rateadaptation mechanisms of adaptive streaming and experimentally evaluate two major commercial players (Smooth Streaming and Netflix) and one open-sour...

BackgroundTransport workers have a haphazard and incongruent schedule which makes it difficult for them to follow proper oral hygiene practices. Bus drivers whose lifestyle is primarily sedentary characterized by poor eating habits are at increased risk. This study aimed investigate the association between BMI health status among NWKRTC (North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) bus in B...

AIM To evaluate the levels of circulating immune complexes, trace elements (copper, iron and selenium) in serum of patients with oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), oral leukoplakia (L), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), analyze the alteration and identify the best predictors amongst these parameters for disease occurrence and progression. METHODS Circulating immune complexes (CIC) were est...