Analysis of iron levels in the mucosal tissue and serum of oral submucous fibrosis patients

• Main Authors: Basavaraj N Kallalli (Author), Pavan K Gujjar (Author), Kamala Rawson (Author), Sudhir Bhalerao (Author), Treville Pereira (Author), Jyoti Zingade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), being a chronic insidious oral mucosal condition, affects most parts of the oral cavity and has a high malignant transformation rate, which is triggered by areca nut chewing, nutritional deficiencies, immunologic processes, and genetic predisposition. Ai...