Abstract
Background:
To compare the frequency of habits among different stages of oral submucous fibrosis.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted. Patients were recruited through purposive sampling technique from Dental OPD of Ziauddin Dental College, Clifton campus and Keamari campus, Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi. There were 50 stage 1 OSMF patients with limited mouth opening between 26-35 mm and 50 stage 2 OSMF patients with limited mouth opening less than 26mm. A detailed questionnaire was filled with details regarding patient’s medical history along with the frequency of pan, ghutka, betelnut, tobacco and alcohol. Co-relations were studied between various continuous variables. Cross-tabulations were performed between frequency of habits and different stages of OSMF.
Results:
In the present study, 100 OSMF patients, 70 (70 %) males and 30 (30 %) females, were recruited and diagnosed into different stages on the basis of limited mouth opening. Majority of addictions in OSMF stage 1were due to pan chewing (54%) followed by ghutka (40%), tobacco (34 %) and betelnut (28%) respectively. OSMF stage 2 patients showed highest consumption of ghutka (68%) followed by pan (60%), betelnut (50%) and tobacco (42%) respectively. Alcohol consumption alone in both stages was found insignificant causative factor in OSMF disease.
Conclusion:
The present study revealed that the relative risk of disease becomes higher with increased frequency and duration of daily consumption of pan for stage 1 and ghutka for stage 2 OSMF patients.
Haya Mohammad, Naila Irum Hadi, Farah Ahmed, Shumaila Younus. (2016) Comparison Of Frequency Of Habits Among Different Stages Of Oral Submucous Fibrosis, The Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, Volume-5, Issue-1.
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