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1 J.K. Hospital and LN. Medical College, Bema Kunj, Kolar Road, Bhopal-462 042, IN
2 Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462 010, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 49, No 4 (2012), Pagination: 171-174
Abstract
Oral Sub Mucous Fibrosis (OSMF) is a crippling disease that impedes the normal functions of the oral cavity. It is a slowly progressive disease characterized by epithelial atrophy, abnormal accumulation of collagen fibers in the sub-epithelial tissues. It predominantly affects people of South-East Asian origin where chewing of areca nut and its commercial preparations is high. The prevalence in India has been reported as being from 0.2 to 0.5 per cent.