Excision of Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Reconstruction with Full Thickness Skin Graft: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

• Autori principali: Ahmad Alshadwi (Autore), Ishwar Bhatia (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic debilitating disease characterized by gradually increasing fibrosis of the oral cavity and pharynx, mainly the buccal mucosa, resulting in trismus. The highest incidence of oral submucous fibrosis is seen in South India due to various deleterious habits. In spite...