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Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease and a well-recognized potentially malignant condition of the oral cavity characterized by inflammation and a progressive fibrosis of the lamina propria and deeper connective tissues. To study the morphology of soft palate in different stages of OSF on digital lateral cephalogram. To compare the changes in morphology of soft palate in OSF patients with control. The study was conducted from 2017 to 2018 on 217 patients with their age ranging from 17 to 60 years. All patients detailed clinical examination and history was taken and cephalometric evaluation was done. Type I (51.14%) was found to be the most common in OSF group followed by type II (21.86%) and type VI (13.64%). The present study highlighted the variable radiographic appearances of the soft palate on lateral cephalograms with type I as most common morphology. Cephalometric analysis is one of the most commonly accepted techniques for evaluating the soft palate in both normal individuals and in those with cleft lip and palate.

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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health problem and a major cause of death from a single infectious agent among adults in India and other developing countries.Aims & Objectives-The aim of this study is to characterise outcome and efficacy of tuberculosis treatment among patients put on DOTS in RNTCP. MATERIALS AND METHODSThis is a retrospective study of diagnosed TB patients of all age groups attending OPD of various departments of LN Medical College and JK Hospital, Bhopal, MP (India), between the period of January 2012 and October 2015. RESULTSTotal 454 patients were found eligible for this study who were diagnosed and received full course of ATT under DOTS in RNTCP. In different age groups percentages of patients observed were 12.11%, 31.27%, 22.68%, 13.65% and 20.26% in 0 -14 years, 15 -25 years, 26 -35 years, 36 -45 years and above 45 years respectively. CONCLUSIONMaximum patients, 31.27% (142/454) were registered in the age group of 15 -25 years. Overall, treatment outcome were observed as follows-82.81% treated successfully, 7.70% defaulted, 4.18% failed and 3.96% died. Higher percentage of treatment was successful (98.18%) and was observed in the age group of 0 -14 years, whereas higher percentage of both defaulter (14.13%) and mortality (13.04%) with lower treatment success rate (65.21%) was observed in the age group of above 45 years. Higher percentage of defaulter, failure and mortality were observed in males and category I in comparison to females and category II.