Volume 6 Issue 3 (July - Sept.) 2023
Case Reports
EFFECTUAL THERAPEUTICS OF ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS WITH A RATIONAL APPROACH: A CASE REPORT
Abhishekh Kumar, Manisha Solanki, Hemlata Solanki, Yashi Aggarwal, Sanjay Solanki
Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic, insidious, premalignant condition of the oral cavity that is critically associated with the habit of areca nut chewing. A 42-year-old Indian female patient, a resident of Rajasthan, reported to the department with a complaint of difficulty opening her mouth and a burning sensation in her oral mucosa. It is characterised by chronic inflammation and excessive collagen deposition in the connective tissue, resulting in marked rigidity and trismus. It can involve any part of the oral cavity. This case highlights the importance of physiotherapy and intralesional injection as the first line of treatment in stage I and II OSMF patients. This has proven that sometimes doing less is more.
