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Ultrasonographic evaluation of oral submucous fibrosis and masseteric hypertrophy.
[oral submucous fibrosis]
To
evaluate
the
efficacy
of
ultrasonography
(
USG
)
as
a
non-invasive
tool
in
assessing
the
severity
of
oral
submucous
fibrosis
(
OSMF
)
and
also
to
assess
the
relationship
between
OSMF
and
hypertrophy
of
the
masseter
muscle
.
The
submucosal
thickness
in
buccal
mucosa
and
masseteric
muscle
hypertrophy
were
measured
using
ultrasound
(
10
-
15
MHz
)
in
60
patients
comprising
30
OSMF
patients
and
30
controls
.
Results
were
analyzed
by
one
way
analysis
of
variance
,
Chi
-square
test
and
t-test
.
As
the
stages
of
OSMF
advanced
there
was
an
increase
in
submucosal
thickness
of
the
buccal
mucosa
as
well
as
masseter
muscle
thickness
in
both
relaxed
and
contracted
state
in
the
study
group
when
compared
with
controls
(
P
<
0
.
005
)
.
USG
is
an
effective
non-invasive
zero
radiation
tool
for
assessing
the
progression
of
OSMF
.
