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Oral Submucous Fibrosis
Dentistry · Dental
Severe
Severity
Common in South Asia — affects millions, particularly where areca nut chewing is culturally prevalent
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Dentistry
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1The primary cause is chronic chewing of areca nut
- 2betel quid
- 3gutka
- 4or related products
- 5which contain compounds that stimulate fibroblasts to produce excess collagen in the oral tissue over time. Nutritional deficiencies
- 6particularly of iron and vitamins
- 7along with genetic susceptibility
- 8are believed to contribute to individual variation in disease severity. The condition typically develops after years of habitual use
- 9though it can begin to appear even after relatively short periods of heavy exposure.
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