Effect of Maitland Monilization Techniques on Mobility and Function in Patient with Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disease that produces scars, tissue fibrosis, and precancerous lesions along with restricted tongue and mouth mobility, trismus, dysphagia, and altered tone, etc. Currently, treatment options for oral submucous often focuses on symptom management and preventing disease progression. Manual therapy, which involves hands - on techniques to improve mobility and alleviate function, may offer a novel approach to address these symptoms. This study aims to find the effects of Maitland mobilization techniques on mobility and functional activities in patient with oral submucous fibrosis. Methodology: After the study designed, ethical clearance was taken from IEC. Total number of participants screened were 50, among them 40 were included in the study on the basis of inclusion criteria. Participants were randomly divided into 2 groups, i. e., the experimental group (Group A) (n=20) and the conventional group (Group B) (n=20). A pre - assessment was done for mobility by using a millimetre scale, and functional activities were used and limited by a daily function questionnaire for patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Further, the study was conducted for 3 weeks, followed by post - assessment. Result: Data analysis was done using paired and unpaired ?t? tests for within - group and between - group analysis, which showed significant results for range of motion and mouth function (p < 0.0001) in the both groups. But the experimental group showed an extremely significant result for range of motion and mouth function with (p < 0.0001) when compared with control group. Conclusion: This study concludes that the Maitland Mobilization techniques are effective to improve range of motion and functional activities of mouth in patient with oral submucous fibrosis.