BACKGROUND To assess and compare the salivary flow rate (SFR) and salivary pH among areca nut chewers, oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients and apparently healthy individuals. METHODS A comparative study was conducted to assess and compare the SFR and pH among 135 outpatients (45 areca nut chewers + 45 OSMF + 45 control) at The Oxford Dental College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, India....

The anecdotal clinical presentation of OSMF that includes vesicle formation, burning sensation, intolerance to hot and spicy food, and trismus due to circumoral fibrous bands has been ringing in our ears for decades but the current paper flags novelty by portraying a rare presentation of an advanced stage of OSMF.

Periodic noise widely appears in raw images and is often accompanied with white noise. The removal of such compound noise is a challenging problem in image processing. To avoid using the time-consuming methods such as Fourier transform, a simple and efficient spatial filter called optimal soft morphological filter (OSMF) is proposed in this paper. The filter is a combination of basic soft morph...

Oral Submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a well-known debilitating precancerous condition of oral cavity which results due to chewing tobacco, areca nuts and its related products. It is an irreversible condition with very high malignant potential. There is a dire need to curb this common but avoidable condition that is increasingly observed in the younger age groups which leads to early development of...

AIM AND OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to estimate and compare the serum and salivary immunoglobulin G and A (IgG, IgA) levels in various stages of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients and relate it to total serum protein (TSP) and hemoglobin (Hb) levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample for the present study comprised a total of 20 healthy controls, 20 OSMF patients. About 5 ml ...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a well-recognized, chronic debilitating and potentially malignant disease of the aerodigestive tract, with initial inflammation followed by progressive fibrosis of the underlying connective tissues which can be treated by stem cell therapy. Aims and objectives: To assess the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in the treatment of OSMF by evaluating the improveme...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant condition, chiefly associated with the practice of chewing arecanut. Though numerous treatment modalities have been tried but all are palliative and have no curative value. Hence, present preliminary clinical trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of PRAK-20; a herbomineral compound and Garlic in the management of OSMF. METHODS: F...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a collagen disorder commonly seen in the Indian subcontinent ,it is a complex precancerous condition. It was initially found mainly in India but it is now often seen in the Asian populations belonging to United Kingdom, USA, and other developed countries, and is therefore a serious concert for global health, causative agent of osmf is considered to be areca-nut...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a common premalignant condition occurring in Southeast Asia and Indian subcontinent. An early diagnosis and prompt treatment with patient counseling helps in the cure of the disease. Aim: The aim of this pilot study is to study and assess the redox ratio in patients with OSMF and normal patients. Materials and methods: This pilot study was carried out on in 10 ...

Over the past several decades, dental researchers reported different aspects of oral submucous Fibrosis (OSMF). Yet, there is a big lacunae in the present scenario of evidence based dentistry which correlates the role of taste perception among OSMF affected individuals and areca nut chewers. The present study intends to assess and compare different taste perception among areca nut chewing, OSMF...