Research Achievements of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Progress and Prospect
Hui Xu, Fengyuan Lyu, Jiangyuan Song, Yuming Xu, Erhui Jiang, Zheng-Jun Shang, Lili Chen, Zhi Xu
Abstract
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a kind of chronic, insidious disease, and it is categorized into potentially malignant disorders (PMD), which poses a global and regional problem to public health. It is considered to be a multifactorial disease, such as due to areca nut chewing, trace element disorders, and genetic susceptibility. However, there is still no unanimous conclusion on its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. Hence, this article provides a comprehensive review and prospect of OSMF research, providing scholars and clinicians with a better perspective and new ideas for the research and treatment of OSMF.
Topics & Concepts
Oral submucous fibrosisArecaMedicinePrecancerous conditionDiseaseIntensive care medicineBasic researchPublic healthPathologyBioinformaticsInternal medicineCancerNutBiologyComputer scienceLibrary scienceEngineeringStructural engineeringOral Health Pathology and TreatmentOral and Maxillofacial PathologyCancer and Skin Lesions