Prosthetic rehabilitation of oral submucous fibrosis patients: A systematic review of published case reports and case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is an insidious chronic condition characterized by restricted mouth opening. Prosthetic rehabilitation is challenging for OSF patients as obtaining a good impression requires adequate mouth opening. The aim of the present review is to systematically present the data from case reports published in the English-language literature.

Method

A comprehensive search of the literature databases (PubMed, Medline, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Google Scholar) along with the references of published articles on prosthetic rehabilitation in OSF patients published to date was conducted. Keywords included a combination of 'Oral submucous fibrosis', 'prosthesis', 'dentures' and/or 'restricted mouth opening'. Citations from selected references and bibliog

SUBMITTER: Patil S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5587233 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature