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Background and objectives: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic progressive premalignant condition, characterized by gradual trismus of mouth. The study was done to compare the efficacy of buccal fat pad (BFP) and collagen membrane as an interpositional material in surgical management of OSMF and also (1) to assess and compare the mouth opening achieved in both groups of patient; (2) the improvement in flexibility of buccal mucosa in both groups; (3) oral pain and burning sensation on intake of spicy food; (4) the rapidity in epithelialization of graft at the intraoral wound site.