Title
Assessing oral health-related quality of life among patients with oral submucous fibrosis
Authors
Pingal Chandrashekhar Shriram1,*, Saurabh Kothari2, Himani Marmat3, Subasish Behera4, Dakshayani Vijay Patil5, Soumyaranjan Nanda6 & Miral Mehta7
Affiliation
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Science & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; 3Department of Medicine, MGM and M.Y. Superspeciality Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital (SCB), Manglabag, Cuttack, Odisha; 5Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India; 6Endodontics, Private Practitioner, Cuttack, Odisha, India; 7Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Pingal Chandrashekhar Shriram - E-mail: c_pingal@yahoo.com
Saurabh Kothari - E-mail: dr.saurabhkothari@gmail.com
Himani Marmat - E-mail: himani.marmat@gmail.com
Subasish Behera - E-mail: dr.subasish@.gmail.com
Dakshayani Vijay Patil - E-mail: drdakshayanipatil@gmail.com
Soumyaranjan Nanda - E-mail: nandasoumya245@gmail.com
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 30, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025
Abstract
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is chronic and can be cancerous, causing difficulties with using the mouth. Therefore, it is of interest evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in 120 OSMF patients by using the OHIP-14 scale. Restricted mouth opening was associated with worse OHIP-14 scores in patients (p < 0.001). Problems with activity and mental health were the biggest changes measured. The report points out that early detection and treatment help improve the quality of life in OSMF sufferers.
Keywords
Oral submucous fibrosis, quality of life, OHIP-14, oral health, mouth opening, OHRQoL, areca nut
Citation
Shriram et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1467-1470 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
