Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy

<b>Objective</b> : The aim of the study was to assess the severity of the disease in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), correlate the clinical, functional staging with histopathological staging, and analyze collagen distribution in different stages of OSF using the picrosirius red stain unde...

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Main Authors: Ceena Denny, Bastian T, Ashok L, Annigeri Rajeshwari
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=276;aulast=Ceena
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author Ceena Denny
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Ashok L
Annigeri Rajeshwari
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description <b>Objective</b> : The aim of the study was to assess the severity of the disease in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), correlate the clinical, functional staging with histopathological staging, and analyze collagen distribution in different stages of OSF using the picrosirius red stain under polarizing microscopy. <b> Materials and Methods</b> : The study included randomly incorporated 50 subjects, of whom 40 were patients with OSF, and 10 were in the control group. Clinical, functional staging in OSF cases was done depending upon definite criteria. A histopathological study was conducted using the hematoxylin and eosin stain and picrosirius red stain. Collagen fibers were analyzed for thickness and polarizing colors. Furthermore, clinical, functional, and histopathological stages were compared. <b> Statistical Analysis</b> : Descriptive data which included mean, SD, and percentages were calculated for each group. Categorical data were analyzed by the chi-square test. Multiple group comparisons were made by one-way ANOVA followed by Student&#x2032;s t-test for pairwise comparisons. For all tests, a P-value of 0.05 or less was considered for statistical significance. <b> Results</b> : As the severity of the disease increased, clinically, there was definite progression in subjective and objective symptoms. Polarized microscopic, examination revealed, there was a gradual decrease in the green-greenish yellow color of the fibers and a shift to orange red-red color with increase in severity of the disease. Thereby, it appeared that the tight packing of collagen fibers in OSF progressively increased as the disease progressed from early to advanced stages. We observed that the comparison of functional staging with histopathological staging was a more reliable indicator of the severity of the disease. <b>Conclusion</b> : In the present study, we observed that mouth opening was restricted with advancing stages of OSF. The investigation also points to the importance of assessing the cases of OSF, especially with regard to functional and histological staging in planning the treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-f5eb44f2914a4ae3ba40109a0f936b3d2022-12-22T03:24:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032009-01-01203271276Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopyCeena DennyBastian TAshok LAnnigeri Rajeshwari<b>Objective</b> : The aim of the study was to assess the severity of the disease in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), correlate the clinical, functional staging with histopathological staging, and analyze collagen distribution in different stages of OSF using the picrosirius red stain under polarizing microscopy. <b> Materials and Methods</b> : The study included randomly incorporated 50 subjects, of whom 40 were patients with OSF, and 10 were in the control group. Clinical, functional staging in OSF cases was done depending upon definite criteria. A histopathological study was conducted using the hematoxylin and eosin stain and picrosirius red stain. Collagen fibers were analyzed for thickness and polarizing colors. Furthermore, clinical, functional, and histopathological stages were compared. <b> Statistical Analysis</b> : Descriptive data which included mean, SD, and percentages were calculated for each group. Categorical data were analyzed by the chi-square test. Multiple group comparisons were made by one-way ANOVA followed by Student&#x2032;s t-test for pairwise comparisons. For all tests, a P-value of 0.05 or less was considered for statistical significance. <b> Results</b> : As the severity of the disease increased, clinically, there was definite progression in subjective and objective symptoms. Polarized microscopic, examination revealed, there was a gradual decrease in the green-greenish yellow color of the fibers and a shift to orange red-red color with increase in severity of the disease. Thereby, it appeared that the tight packing of collagen fibers in OSF progressively increased as the disease progressed from early to advanced stages. We observed that the comparison of functional staging with histopathological staging was a more reliable indicator of the severity of the disease. <b>Conclusion</b> : In the present study, we observed that mouth opening was restricted with advancing stages of OSF. The investigation also points to the importance of assessing the cases of OSF, especially with regard to functional and histological staging in planning the treatment.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=276;aulast=CeenaCollagen thicknessoral submucous fibrosispicrosirius red stainpolarizing microscopy
spellingShingle Ceena Denny
Bastian T
Ashok L
Annigeri Rajeshwari
Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Collagen thickness
oral submucous fibrosis
picrosirius red stain
polarizing microscopy
title Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
title_full Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
title_fullStr Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
title_short Comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
title_sort comparative study of clinicofunctional staging of oral submucous fibrosis with qualitative analysis of collagen fibers under polarizing microscopy
topic Collagen thickness
oral submucous fibrosis
picrosirius red stain
polarizing microscopy
url http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=3;spage=271;epage=276;aulast=Ceena
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