Physiotherapy in improving the interincisal mouth opening in oral submucous fibrosis: Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic, irreversible collagen metabolic disorder resulting in progressive reduction of mouth opening due to submucosal fibrosis. Currently, the benefit of interincisal mouth opening (IMO) has been attributed to physical therapy. This meta-analysis aimed to find evidence about effectiveness of physiotherapy in increasing of IMO.

Method

Literature search was conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases using "Oral submucous fibrosis", "OSMF", "OSF", "treatment", "treatment modalities", "physiotherapy devices", "mouth opening exercise device", "mouth opening", "mouth opening device", and "physiotherapy" search terms to find the relevant studies published till March 2024. Studies evaluating the effectiveness of physiot

SUBMITTER: Bodhade A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023892 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature