Dentoalveolar surgery in oral submucous fibrosis: need for caution.

[oral submucous fibrosis]

Performing exodontia in patients with the precancerous condition of oral submucous fibrosis is difficult but frequently necessary . There is mucositis and trismus , faulty wound healing and predisposition to infection . Exodontia and dentoalveolar surgery in these patients may result in distressing sequelae and diagnosis of any subsequent complications like space infection is difficult . Hence , these patients must be treated as a special care group and measures adopted to ease distress . Literature has been reviewed with an eye to understand the underlying nature of the disease and factors that contribute to these problems .