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A Sectional Splint for Maintaining Surgically Enhanced Vertical Height in an Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patient: A Case
Kurien Varghese1, R Anuram1, T Mohan Kumar1
1Department of Prosthodontics, Azeezia College of Dental Science and Research Centre, Diamond Hills, Meeyyanoor, Kollam, Kerala India.
Abstract:
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic inflammatory disease that results in a progressive juxtaepithelial fibrosis of the oral soft tissues, causing an increasing difficulty in mouth opening, chewing, swallowing and speaking. It is regarded as a precancerous and potentially malignant condition. The fibrosis of oral mucosa leads to limited mouth opening and difficulty in mastication. Prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with OSMF offers a formidable challenge due to the restricted mouth opening. Management of the limited mouth opening is usually by surgery. Herein, we describe a procedure to maintain the increased mouth opening that is achieved through surgery. Maintaining this opening would make it easier for any further prosthetic rehabilitation at a later stage.
