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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4684</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.SP285</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>&#13;
	Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Case Report&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Acharya</surname><given-names>Siddharth</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kumar</surname><given-names>Sourab</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Jadhav</surname><given-names>Abhishek</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Priyadharshini</surname><given-names/></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S.</surname><given-names>Faraz</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S.</surname><given-names>Prince</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>10</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>nt</volume><issue>es</issue><fpage>152</fpage><lpage>154</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is an insidious chronic disease affecting the mucosa of any part of the oral cavity and occasionally extending into the pharynx and esophagus. It occurs at any age but is most commonly seen in young adults between 25 and 35 years (2nd–4th decade). Characteristic male preponderance is reported in the literature with strong association with the chewing of smokeless tobacco. Aims: To find a provisional diagnosis of oral submucous fibrosis. Case Report: The present case report describes a case of OSF in a 40-year-old male patient. Discussion: The frequency and duration of chewing also contribute to the stage of fibrosis. Arecoline in areca nuts is the main causative agent. OSF is a potentially malignant disorder with a 7%–13% malignant transformation rate. Conclusion: The treatment of OSF depends on the degree of involvement and timely diagnosis. Patients with OSF need treatment for trismus correction, reconstructive surgery for any simultaneous oral malignancy&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Oral submucous fibrosis</kwd><kwd> Arecoline</kwd><kwd> Malignant</kwd><kwd> Reconstructive surgery</kwd><kwd> Preponderance</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
