%0 Journal Article
%T Efficacy of Spirulina along with Different Physiotherapeutic Modalities in the Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis
%A Abha Rani
%A Manjunath M. Revanappa
%A Rajeshwari G. Annigeri
%A Varsha Kanjani
%J Archive of "Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/ams.ams_3_19
%X Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is an insidious, chronic, disabling disease that mainly affects the oral mucosa. Spirulina is a freshwater microalga which is considered as superfood by the WHO. Due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulating properties, spirulina has shown promising results in the management of OSMF. A wide range of treatment modalities have been tried ranging from medical, physical, or surgical interventions, but combinations of these have shown better results
%K Isometric exercises
%K mouth stretching device
%K oral submucous fibrosis
%K spirulina
%K threaded tapered screw
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585230/