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Assessing oral health-related quality of life among patients with oral submucous fibrosis.

Pingal Chandrashekhar Shriram, Saurabh Kothari, Himani Marmat, Subasish Behera, Dakshayani Vijay Patil, Soumyaranjan Nanda, Miral Mehta

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Pingal Chandrashekhar ShriramDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Science & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Saurabh KothariDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Himani MarmatDepartment of Medicine, MGM and M.Y. Superspeciality Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Subasish BeheraDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital (SCB), Manglabag, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Dakshayani Vijay PatilDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India.
Soumyaranjan NandaEndodontics, Private Practitioner, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Miral MehtaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

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Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is chronic and can be cancerous, causing difficulties with using the mouth. Therefore, it is of interest evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in 120 OSMF patients by using the OHIP-14 scale. Restricted mouth opening was associated with worse OHIP-14 scores in patients (p < 0.001). Problems with activity and mental health were the biggest changes measured. The report points out that early detection and treatment help improve the quality of life in OSMF sufferers.

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areca nutmouth openingOHIP-14OHRQoLoral healthOral submucous fibrosisquality of life

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