title: Dentoalveolar surgery in oral submucous fibrosis: need for caution.
abstract: Performing exodontia in patients with the precancerous condition of oral submucous fibrosis is difficult but frequently necessary. There is mucositis and trismus, faulty wound healing and predisposition to infection. Exodontia and dentoalveolar surgery in these patients may result in distressing sequelae and diagnosis of any subsequent complications like space infection is difficult. Hence, these patients must be treated as a special care group and measures adopted to ease distress. Literature has been reviewed with an eye to understand the underlying nature of the disease and factors that contribute to these problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore, 575 001 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore, 575 001 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore, 575 001 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Rammohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Exodontia; Oral submucous fibrosis; Trismus