%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment and correlation between functional and histological staging of oral submucous fibrosis: A clinicohistopathologic study
%A Deepak Khakhla
%A L. Guruprasad
%A M. Manjunath
%A Pooja Bhatt
%A Priyanka Gubrellay
%A Rahul Bhargava
%J Archive of "National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/njms.NJMS_15_18
%X Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a precancerous condition. It is widespread in the Asian subcontinent, with India bearing most of the burden. It is characterized by mucosal rigidity of varying intensity due to the fibroelastic changes of the juxta epithelial layer, resulting in a progressive inability to open the mouth. Early recognition with accurate staging of the disease and appropriate treatment planning is of utmost importance to prevent the malignant transformation and to improve the quality of life of the patient. In the present study, an attempt is made to clinically evaluate the condition and correlate it with the histopathological findings according to standard criteria
%K Functional staging
%K histological staging
%K oral submucous fibrosis
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6563624/