Study Based on Diagnosis and Evaluation of Patients Affected by Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Osmf) From Bihar Regions

Abstract

OSMF (Oral Submucous Fibrosis) is a widely recognized precancerous condition which is also looked upon as a potentially malignant disorder of and is characterized by a reduction in mouth opening, having palpable circumoral fibrous bands either on one side or bilaterally along with the sensation of “burning mouth”. The condition is defined as “an insidious, chronic disease affecting any part of the oral cavity and sometimes the pharynx. Although occasionally preceded by and/or associated with vesicle formation, it is always associated with juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction followed by fibroelastic change of the lamina propria, with epithelial atrophy leading to stiffness of the oral mucosa causing trismus and inability to eat”. The increased consumption of commercially prepared arecanut preparations (Gutkha, Pan masala) specially in the younger generation has led to such high incidence of this diseasein certain areas of India. Based on above reported findings the present study was planned for Study of Cases of Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) from Bihar Region.
 All the patients were informed consents. The aim and the objective of the present study were conveyed to them. Approval of the institutional ethical committee was taken prior to conduct of this study. Total 30 cases of the patients suffering from oral submucous fibrosis were enrolled in the present study.
 In conclusion, the result of present study provides information on the prevalence of oral mucosal lesion in our population. It is important that preventive efforts be carried out by the concerned authorities and public health professionals in establishing tobacco cessation clinics and tobacco education in such masses (especially the young generation) along with a long standing and a close knit motivation program that enables our future generations to come to avoid the menace of tobacco and its subsequent health effects.
 Keywords: Oral Submucous Fibrosis, OSMF, Oral Cancer, Bihar region, etc.