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Unusual Patch like thing in BuccalMucosa

2022-12-11 08:58:45
Hello Respected Doctors, I had been consuming pan masala with zarda since 2020(left it a couple of months ago) and smoking cigarettes since 2017 (max 3 - 4 piece per day). I noticed some wounds in my buccal mucosa in late September 2022. The wounds healed but these patches were constant. Now they are slowly healing but not vanishing(2 months now). I visited my dentist two months ago and he prescribed me SM Fibro, Becosules Z and Kenacort Oral Paste. The only thing I am worried about is that what is it? And why it is healing so slow? and is it cancer? I have attached some pictures, kindly take a look. (It is present on both sides of buccal mucosa)
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You are suffering from Oral Submucosal Fibrosis. Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is characterized by abnormal collagen deposition. It is a precancerous disorder and transforms into a malignant tumor in 1.5–15% of all cases. Symptoms include submucous fibrosis, ulceration, xerostomia, a burning sensation, and restricted mouth opening.
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Management includes Cessation of habit like Pan, areca nut, smoking, alcohol. Supplementary care with Vitamin. Antioxidants like SM fibro. Steroid therapy, placental extracts, and chymotrypsin. Hyaluronidase. Pentoxifylline. Interferon-gamma.

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