Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Clinical Review

Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic disease affecting any part of the oral cavity. Epithelial atrophy, juxtaepithelial inflammation and fibrosis of the lamina propria are common findings. In this review we discuss various components of OSMF, including the classification, aetiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and a brief overview of its management.

Oral Submucous Fibrosis –A Review

“…Initially, most patients present with a burning sensation followed by vesicles formation, ulceration, Xerostomia and is later followed by fibrosis of the oral mucosa, which leads to rigidity of the lips, tongue, and palate, and trismus. 12,13 useful clinical sign is pain on palpation in the sites where submucosal fibrotic bands are developing and trismusnis caused mostly by fibrosis in the dense tissue around the pterygomandibularraphae. In advanced stages the patients may experience referred pain to ear,dysphagia due to fibrosis involving nasopharynx or oesophagus and even ,deafness due to fibrosis of Eustachian tube.…”