Determinants of oral submucus fibrosis among oral & dental surgery patients at Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Medical College,Bahawalpur

Aim: to determine the prevalence and factors associated for oral submucus fibrosis methods: this study was conducted among routine oral & dental surgery patients attending dental outdoor and some referrals from ent outdoor for the last six months from june 2015 to 31 december,2015. the prevalence of oral submucus fibrosis and the factors associated were based on the clinical sign and symptoms of the disease condition by administering structured questionnaire. results: this study presents the hospital based prevalence of the oral submucus fibrosis calculated from the total 23560 subjects visiting the only tertiary care hospital at our city along with the factors associated for it. oral submucus fibrosis was most prevalent among the younger age group of 24-33 years 0.66% along with important clinical signs and symptoms of trismus,white buccal band,thickness of oral mucusa and the factors responsible were areca nut chewing in the form of sipari,challia,gutakha,paan masala and smokeless tobacco. conclusion: the over all prevalence of the oral submucus fibrosis was to be 1.45% and the younger groups of 24-33 years with its important factors responsible in our setting were sipari,challia,gutakha,paan masala and smokeless tobacco. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.