Oral submucous fibrosis: a review on etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy

YH Shih, TH Wang, TM Shieh, YH Tseng - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is characterized by abnormal collagen deposition. It is a
precancerous disorder and transforms into a malignant tumor in 1.5–15% of all cases …

Oral submucous fibrosis: a review on biomarkers, pathogenic mechanisms, and treatments

YW Shen, YH Shih, LJ Fuh, TM Shieh - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a collagen deposition disorder that affects a patient's oral
function and quality of life. It may also potentially transform into malignancy. This review …

A comprehensive analysis of the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and chemoprevention of oral submucous fibrosis

L Saso, A Reza, E Ng, K Nguyen, S Lin, P Zhang… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic oral potentially malignant disorder (OPMD). It is
described as a scarring disease of the oral mucosa associated with excess oxidants and …

Mechanisms and markers of malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis

F Lin, T Xiao, B Wang, L Wang, G Liu, R Wang, C Xie… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic premalignant disease associated with betel quid
chewing. Epidemiological studies indicate that there are approximately 5 million individuals …

An update on studies on etiological factors, disease progression, and malignant transformation in oral submucous fibrosis

S Bari, R Metgud, Z Vyas, A Tak - Journal of cancer research and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Worldwide estimates of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) show a confinement to Indians and
Southeast Asians. In India, the prevalence of OSMF has increased over the past four …

Zinc, copper, and iron in oral submucous fibrosis: a meta‐analysis

PK Sachdev, J Freeland-Graves… - … journal of dentistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a potentially malignant disorder which causes fibrosis and
inflammation of the oral mucosa. Studies have reported altered levels of trace elements in …

Oral submucous fibrosis as an overhealing wound: Implications in malignant transformation

M Sharma, SS Shetty… - Recent patents on anti …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Oral submucous fibrosis is an oral potentially malignant disorder with high
incidence of malignant transformation and rising global prevalence. However, the genesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant-oxidant index as a biomarker in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma: a biochemical study

S Juneja, AS Rathore, K Sharma… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim To evaluate and compare the serum levels of nitric oxide and vitamin C in cases of Oral
Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs) and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) and …

Assessing the quality of life of oral submucous fibrosis patients: a cross-sectional study using the WHOQOL-BREF tool

AB Memon, AAU Rahman, KA Channar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of oral submucous
fibrosis (OSMF) patients using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF …

Use of mid upper arm circumference for evaluation of nutritional status of OSMF patients

SR Yallamraju, R Mehrotra, A Sinha… - … society of preventive …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is always associated with juxtaepithelial
inflammatory reaction followed by fibroblastic changes in lamina propria, with epithelial …