Surgical management of recurrent oral submucous fibrosis (a collagen metabolic disorder due to the continuation of habitual factor) by split thickness skin graft from thigh: A clinical challenge

Usage of betel quid with areca nut is commonly seen in South Asian population. Most important premalignant condition, oral submucous fibrosis, arises due to this habit. The pathognomonic feature is characterized by higher intensity of submucosal collagen, inflammatory process, and palpable fibrotic...

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Main Authors: Karthik Shunmugavelu, Kumaravel Subramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:The Saint's International Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2016;volume=2;issue=2;spage=53;epage=56;aulast=Shunmugavelu