Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious, and progressive oral mucosal disease
that affects entire oral cavity and sometimes pharynx. This oral potentially malignant disorder …

Many congenital and acquired defects occur in the maxillofacial area. The buccal fat pad
flap (BFP) is a simple and reliable flap for the treatment of many of these defects because of …

Aim To evaluate the application of extended nasolabial flap versus buccal fat pad graft in the
surgical management of oral submucous fibrosis. Settings and Design This prospective …

Stem cells offer an interesting tool for tissue engineering, but the clinical applications are
limited by donor-site morbidity and low cell number upon harvest. Recent studies have …

Stroke is a debilitating disease that remains the second leading cause of death and
disability worldwide. Despite accumulating knowledge of the disease pathology, treatments …

This review of the literature was performed to study the frequency and preference of usage
of the buccal fat pad (BFP) in oral and maxillofacial reconstruction and to determine its …

Adipose tissues hold great promise in bone tissue engineering since they are available in
large quantities as a waste material. The buccal fat pad (BFP) is a specialized adipose …

There are several factors like angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, genetic alterations,
mutational factors that are involved in malignant transformation of potentially malignant oral …

Oral submucous fibrosis is a disease due to a chronic, insidious change in fibroelasticity,
characterized by burning sensation in the oral cavity, blanching, and stiffening of the oral …

This literature review addresses the attempted interventions for the management of oral
submucous fibrosis. The literature supports the use of several medical interventions …