Correlation of blanching, fibrosis, and uvular changes with the extent of mouth opening in oral submucous fibrosis – A 9-year retrospective analysis
Clinical findings like the fibrous bands, blanching, and deviation of the uvula contribute to the assessment of severity of the disease, and grading OSF only based on mouth opening, though simple and convenient, might inadequately represent the disease severity.
Authors
- Prajakta Khelkar
- Sneha R. Sharma
- Kaustubh Sansare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-2003)
- FrenyR Karjodkar
- Samiksha Chavan
- Aswathi Unnikrishnan
Institutions
- Government Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Pacific Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Government Dental College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_27_24
- Primary Topic
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00