BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus may be present in patients with cystic fibrosis starting in the second decade of life. The prevalence increases rapidly with increasing age. As life-expectancy increases in cystic fibrosis, cystic fibrosis related diabetes will be diagnosed more frequently in the future.Up to date, no data are available to answer the question if cystic fibrosis related diabetes shou...

To estimate the hemoglobin and serum iron levels in patients diagnosed with oral submucous fibrosis and to compare the values with that of the healthy subjects and with patients diagnosed of iron deficiency anemia Patients reporting to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Center, Bengaluru, who were clinically and histopathologically di...

Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic debilitating disease of oral mucosa and is characterized by generalized fibrosis of the oral soft tissues which tends to present itself clinically as palpable vertical fibrous bands. Traditionally, stains such as vanGeison and various forms of trichrome have been used to detect collagen fibres in tissues. Thick and thin collagen fibres play a vital role in m...

Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, disabling and scarring disease that affects the entire oral cavity, sometimes the pharynx, and rarely the larynx which predominantly affects the people of southeast Asia. It is characterized by blanching and stiffness of the oral mucosa, which causes progressive limitation of mouth opening and intolerance/ burning sensation to hot and spicy foo...

Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic, insidious, disabling disease of oral mucosa, oropharynx, and rarely, the larynx affecting millions people worldwide with prevalence rate 0.4% in Indian rural population. It results difficulty mouth opening can be to patient. needs timely diagnosis thus appropriate treatment administered depending on degree involvement. A case occurring 55 year old ma...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether oral protein energy supplements, used long term in children with cystic fibrosis who are moderately malnourished, improve nutritional and other outcomes. DESIGN Multicentre randomised controlled trial. SETTING Seven specialist paediatric cystic fibrosis centres and their associated shared care clinics and seven smaller paediatric cystic fibrosis clinics. PAR...

Back ground: On the Indian subcontinent, the use of smokeless tobacco in various forms is very popular. Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic condition of the oral mucosa, which results in a marked rigidity with progressive inability to open the mouth and has an increased risk of undergoing carcinomatous changes about four to eight percent. Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a crippling disorder which is confined almost exclusively to the Indian subcontinent. Despite its association with a significantly increased risk of cancer, the etiology is still not clear. An epidemiological assessment showed 0.4% prevalence for OSMF in Kerala, South India, which is among the highest recorded. Recently the National Tumour Registry in Trivandru...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a premalignant condition caused by betel chewing. It is very common in Southeast Asia but has started to spread to Europe and North America. OSF can lead to squamous cell carcinoma, a risk that is further increased by concomitant tobacco consumption. OSF is a diagnosis based on clinical symptoms and confirmation by histopathology. Hypovascularity leading to blan...