An analysis of rate and factors affecting malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis in patients attending the Oral Medicine Clinic, Dental Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - A retrospective study
Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, progressive, scarring and potentially malignant disease of the oral mucosa seen primarily in the Indian subcontinent and in South East Asia.OSF is a JACKETS SPLIT EMERSON premalignant condition with a malignant transformation rate varying from 7-12%.Even though OSF and oral cancer are common i