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Maintenance of increased mouth opening in oral submucous fibrosis patient treated with nasolabial flap technique.
[oral submucous fibrosis]
Oral
submucous
fibrosis
(
OSMF
)
is
an
insidious
chronic
disease
affecting
any
part
of
the
oral
cavity
and
sometimes
the
pharynx
with
epithelial
atrophy
leading
to
stiffness
of
the
oral
mucosa
,
causing
trismus
and
inability
to
eat
.
However
,
a
more
serious
complication
of
this
disease
is
the
risk
of
the
development
of
oral
carcinoma
.
A
case
of
OSMF
reported
with
initial
interincisal
mouth
opening
;
8
mm
which
was
treated
surgically
with
nasolabial
flap
technique
followed
by
active
mouth
opening
exercises
for
6
months
with
Hister
's
jaw
exerciser
.
The
patient
could
maintain
mouth
opening
of
32
mm
at
the
end
of
18
-
months
followup
.
The
patient
was
observed
closely
for
any
malignant
changes
in
the
oral
cavity
.
