Oral submucous fibrosis: A case report and contemporary review of pathogenesis

• Main Authors: K B Vinitha (Author), Diana Alexander (Author), V M Shobika (Author), H Wahida Parveen (Author), Supraja Raju (Author), V Vasanthi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is an oral potentially malignant disorder characterized by fibroelastic changes in the juxta-epithelial layer leading to trismus. Areca nut and its metabolites contribute to the etiopathogenesis. We report a case of a 53-year-old male patient with burning sensation and...