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Oral Submucous Fibrosis

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Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious disease characterised by progressive submucosal fibrosis of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. The disease sometimes extends to the pharynx and upper third of the oesophagus. As the disease progresses, the resulting loss of fibroelasticity and stiffening of the oral mucosa leads to limitation in opening of the mouth of affected individuals. The presence of fibrous bands in lips, cheeks and soft palate is a hallmark of the disease [1].

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This chapter is based on a series of papers written by the three authors in the Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.

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  1. Department of Oral Medicine, King’s College, London, UK

    Saman Warnakulasuriya

  2. WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer, London, UK

    Saman Warnakulasuriya

  3. Department of Oral Pathology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    W. M. Tilakaratne

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine New York College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA

    Alexander Kerr

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Warnakulasuriya, S., Tilakaratne, W.M., Kerr, A. (2017). Oral Submucous Fibrosis. In: Kuriakose, M.A. (eds) Contemporary Oral Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14911-0_8

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