ABSTRACT
Oral submucous fibrosis [OSMF] is a chronic, precancerous condition of oral mucosa characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction along with hyalinization of lamina propria. These alterations causes fibrosis and stiffness of oral mucosa leading to limited mouth opening and related problems.
To evaluate the frequency and clinical forms of Oral Submucous fibrosis
A retrospective study conducted on patients from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department of Dr. Ziauddin hospital Clifton, Kemari and North Nazimabad campus from 2009 till 2013. Patients with OSMF irrespective of age and gender were the inclusion criteria. The demographic information along with clinical presentation of patients was tabulated and analyzed by descriptive statistics
A total number of 70 patients with OSMF were evaluated. The most commonage group was 11-20 years in the study. There were 42 male and 28 female patients with male female ratio. The most common complaint of OSMF patients was burning sensation in oral cavity followed by limited mouth opening and dryness of mouth. The majority of patients presented with an advanced stage of disease with grade 3 interincisal distance
OSMF is becoming a disease of younger adults with a slight male predilection. The majority of patients presents with a progressive and advanced form of disease
ABSTRACT
Impaction of the 3rd molar is a high incident problem occurring in up to 73% of young adults in Europe. Appropriate follow-up routines and optimal timing for surgical removal of the 3[rd] molars can be established in patients judged to be at increased risk of impaction. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for mandibular 3[rd] molar impaction in adolescent orthodontic patients and to establish anterior arch crowding as a predictive model for mandibular 3[rd] molar impaction. Pre-treatment Orthopantomogram [OPG] of 158 orthodontic patients with the evidence of anterior arch crowding on pre-treatment study models were evaluated for mandibular third molar position. Out of 158 patients, 45 were male and 113 were female. Ninety-seven [61%] of the patients showed anterior arch crowding with a space discrepancy of 5-10 mm calculated on the pretreatment study models. Fifty-seven patients showed 107 third molar impactions. Anterior arch crowding in these patients was ranging from 7-10 mm. Out of 107 impacted third molars 73 were Mesioangular 14 were Distoangular 6 were Vertical and 14 were Horizontal. If the arch size is smaller as compared to the tooth size the evidence of lack of space would be there in anterior segment as crowding and in posterior segment as 3rd molar impaction