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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Oral submucous fibrosis in children: an alarming condition and challenges in management.

Anshul Rai, Anuj Jain, Aakash Arora, Tejas Motiwale

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anshul RaiDentistry, All India Institute of Medical Science - Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India anshulrai007@yahoo.co.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-6447
Anuj JainDepartment of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science - Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Aakash AroraOral and Maxillofacial surgery, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tejas MotiwaleOMFS, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal · INSri Aurobindo Institute of Technology · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a well-documented potentially malignant condition. It affects most commonly the adult patients of India and Indian subcontinent, only few cases affecting children have been reported in the literature. This paper presents three cases of OSF below the age of 12 years and reviews the aetiology, clinical presentation, treatment modalities in children with improved follow-up results. Clinical features like restricted mouth opening, burning sensation and history of betel nut chewing helps in the diagnosis of the patients, which can be confirmed by histopathological examination. Conservative management and oral physiotherapy in children help in improved mouth opening. Counselling the children, their friends and parents also plays a vital role. The present paper highlights that children on a larger scale are using tobacco products and further studies are required with larger sample size.

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Oral Submucous FibrosisAdultArecaChildHumansIndiaMasticationPhysical Therapy Modalitiesdentistry and oral medicinesmoking and tobacco

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PMID33758041
PMCPMC7993289
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