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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 11-15 |
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Incidence rate of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and its etiology in patients visiting Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar (GDCH, Jamnagar)
RN Jha1, PB Kalyani2, SV Savarkar3
1 Professor and Head, Oral Medicine and Radiology, GDCH, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
2 Tutor, Oral Medicine and Radiology, GDCH, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
3 Internee, Oral Medicine and Radiology, GDCH, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
R N Jha
Professor and Head, Oral Medicine and Radiology, GDCH, Jamnagar, Gujarat
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 2 |
DOI: 10.4103/2347-6486.238789
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Objectives: To assess the incidence rate of OSMF and its etiology in patients attending OPD at GDCH, Jamnagar.
Material and Methods: The diagnosis of OSMF was based on clinical examination and evaluating patients “signs and symptoms.
Results: The total number of patients affected by OSMF in this time duration was 268. Out of these, 230 (85.82%) were male, while 38 were female (14.18%). Therefore, male: female (M:F) ratio was 6:1. 104 males in the age group of 21-30 years constituted a single majority.
Conclusion: This study reveals that the incidence rate of OSMF in patients visiting GDCH, Jamnagar was 1%. Males were more affected than females. It was seen that the major etiological factors in the development of OSMF was areca nut and gutkha usage by the patients.
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