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Oral submucos firberosis
I want to have treatment for i used to eat pan but stoped eating tough im not a regular eat oan i dnt know why tjis condition i can just put three fingers in mouth opening ,wats the treatment for this i heard abut laser treatment how effective is this were can i avail this in hyderabad
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This problem is common in pan masala chewers. It is called as Oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF). It is considered as PRE MALIGNANT LESION. It's treatment is decided after proper checkup(medicine / physiotherapy / surgery).
LASER is used in surgical treatment of the disease it is one of the tools to cut the fibrous bands. Let your clinician decide what is better for you. But
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visit an Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he is the expert to deal such cases.
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Strictly avoid tobacco consumption.
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Dr. Sudhakar
Endodontist
25 yrs exp
Chennai
Hello sir, this is called as OSMF which is nothing but the thickening of your oral mucosa that's is the reason for the restricted mouth opening, the treatment options always depends upon the stage of the OSMF so the treatment starts with local steroids application which is the gel form along with the multivitamin supplements, if the OSMF severe then you need the local steroid injections for atleast 4-6 sittings.
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First stop the habit completely should never get back to it again.
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Dr. Sudha Prabha
Dentist
12 yrs exp
Noida
Hello,
From your description , it looks like it is oral submucous fibrosis(OSMF) .
The treatment options are topical steroids, local corticosteroids injections or surgical intervention, but it would depend on the severity of the condition.
Next Steps
Kindly visit a dentist for proper diagnosis and treatment
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It would really help if you would stop chewing paan, as it would aggravate your condition.
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