Introduction:The increasing use of pan masala/gutkha, a mix of tobacco and a less moist form of betel quid lacking the betel leaf, is associated with an earlier age of onset of oral submucous fibrosis. Hence, current study was conducted to evaluate and compare clinical, histopathological and cytological features of OSMF due to betel quid (BQ) and pan masala/gutkha chewing (PMG).
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