Shailesh M Gondivkar1, Amol R Gadbail2, Sachin C Sarode3, Rima S Gondivkar4, Shankargouda Patil5, Rahul N Gaikwad6, Monal Yuwanati7. 1. Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. 2. Department of Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India. 3. Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra State, India. 4. # 301, Aarti Regency, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Manewada Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India. 5. Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. 6. Department of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. 7. Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, People's College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The management of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is primarily focused towards minimizing patient's symptoms and to prevent cancer development. Mouth exercise physiotherapy independently or in combination with other modalities is considered to be a mainstay for increasing the mouth opening (MO). The present systematic review was performed to identify different mouth exercising devices (MEDs) used and to provide detailed information on the fabrication and clinical efficacy of these devices among OSF patients. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and CINAHL were searched for relevant literature until February 2019 and the information was extracted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. All full text papers describing use of MED in OSF patients were considered eligible. RESULTS: Initial search resulted in 88 hits. After removing duplicates and screening of titles and abstracts, five papers that met the inclusion criteria were included. We identified five MEDs used for increasing the MO in OSF patients. Only one study administered additional treatment with topical steroids, oral antioxidants and ice-cream stick regime. The follow-up across studies ranged from 8 weeks to 6 months. Majority of the studies reported significant improvement in the MO without any relapse and side effects. CONCLUSIONS: MED could play an important role in the management of OSF. Limited researches in this area suggest a dire need for the further investigations using randomized controlled trials.
BACKGROUND: The management of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is primarily focused towards minimizing patient's symptoms and to prevent cancer development. Mouth exercise physiotherapy independently or in combination with other modalities is considered to be a mainstay for increasing the mouth opening (MO). The present systematic review was performed to identify different mouth exercising devices (MEDs) used and to provide detailed information on the fabrication and clinical efficacy of these devices among OSF patients. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and CINAHL were searched for relevant literature until February 2019 and the information was extracted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. All full text papers describing use of MED in OSF patients were considered eligible. RESULTS: Initial search resulted in 88 hits. After removing duplicates and screening of titles and abstracts, five papers that met the inclusion criteria were included. We identified five MEDs used for increasing the MO in OSF patients. Only one study administered additional treatment with topical steroids, oral antioxidants and ice-cream stick regime. The follow-up across studies ranged from 8 weeks to 6 months. Majority of the studies reported significant improvement in the MO without any relapse and side effects. CONCLUSIONS: MED could play an important role in the management of OSF. Limited researches in this area suggest a dire need for the further investigations using randomized controlled trials.
Authors: A R Kerr; S Warnakulasuriya; A J Mighell; T Dietrich; M Nasser; J Rimal; A Jalil; M M Bornstein; T Nagao; F Fortune; V H Hazarey; P A Reichart; S Silverman; N W Johnson Journal: Oral Dis Date: 2011-04 Impact factor: 3.511
Authors: Nallan C S K Chaitanya; C M S Krishna Prasad; Reshma Priyanka Danam; Madireddy Nithika; Chintada Suvarna; Jampala Nancypriyanka; Rajkumar Badam Journal: Case Rep Dent Date: 2018-09-09