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Hindi Research Article
Clinico-Pathological Evaluation and Correlation of Stages of Oral Submucous Fibrosis with Different Habits
Shweta Singh1, Pravin Gaikwad2, Gaurav Sapra3 and Raju Chauhan4*
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, India
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Mansarovar Dental College, Bhopal, India
3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Institute of dental sciences, Lucknow, India
4Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, India
- Corresponding Author:
- Raju Chauhan
Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Saraswati Dental College and Hospital
Tiwariganj, Faizabad Road
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pin- 227105
Tel: +91-99-56-329131
E-mail: rchauhan_1978@rediffmail.com
Received Date: January 16, 2015; Accepted Date: February 16, 2015; Published Date: February 23, 2015
Citation: Shweta Singh, Pravin Gaikwad, Gaurav Sapra, Raju Chauhan (2015) Clinico-Pathological Evaluation and Correlation of Stages of Oral Submucous Fibrosis with Different Habits. J Interdiscipl Med Dent Sci 3:175. doi: 10.4172/2376-032X.1000175
Copyright: ©2015 Abraham and Pullishery. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Abstract
Objective: Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSF) is a precancerous condition and is mainly associated with the chewing of areca nut. This study was undertaken to correlate the etiological factors (duration, frequency, style and chewing habit) associated with OSF with clinical grading and histological staging.
Methodology: A total of 50 clinically and histopathologically diagnosed cases of OSF were included in the study. Detailed clinical examination of each patient was done; emphasizing on their habit. Clinical grading and histological staging of each case was done and the data was recorded in a prescribed format. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test.
Result and observation: A total of 50 subjects were studied, with a male to female ratio of 7.3:1 with age range of 20-30 year. Gutkha-chewing habit alone was identified in 46% of subjects and those associated with gutkha and tobacco were 33.3% with a mean ± S.D =32 ± 11.51.
Conclusion: The widespread habit of chewing gutkha plays a major role in the development of Oral Submucous Fibrosis than any other habit. The duration and frequency of its use and type of areca nut product has effect on the incidence and severity of OSF.
