Vijaya Lakshmi G

Abstract

Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSF) is a potential premalignant condition, mainly associated with the chewing of areca nut and is prevalent in South Asian population. In this paper we describe a case of oral submucous fibrosis treated surgically with bilateral excision, coronoidectomy and reconstruction with buccal fat pad and collagen. Early diagnosis and management reduces the need for surgical intervention. However due to advances in the surgical field, management is not cumbersome as earlier. This case report briefs about the management of a stage III case of OSF, and a protocol for management of the disease as a whole. Keywords: Oral Submucous fibrosis, Coronoidectomy, Stage III OSF, Buccal fat pad.

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Incidence of multiple impacted teeth is a rare entity. Impacted teeth not only impedes with the function may be associated with numerous pathological lesions. Multiple impacted teeth could be related to varied etiology such as syndromes, hormonal and metabolic disorders. It could also be due to infection, cyst or traumatic etiology without any syndromic association. Many literatures show a linear relationship between multiple impacted teeth and cystic changes. Radicular cysts are the most commonly affecting cystic lesions of the jaw and comprise about 52% to 68% of all the cysts which affects the human jaw. There are both therapeutic and prophylactic indications for surgical extraction of the impacted teeth. This article describes a case of management of multiple impacted teeth associated with radicular cyst in a non-syndromic patient. Keywords: Multiple impacted teeth, Radicular cyst, Non syndromic patient.

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