I m 50 years old man. My mouth is not open properly. Chewing tobacco products since many years. What can I do suffering this problem?

Question

Due to tobacco chewing, your muscles have become tight and so your mouth is not opening properly. You r suffering from oral submucous fibrosis. There is a treatment for this. But you need to be serious abt it now and start the treatment. And completely quit tobacco.

Jyoti Ranjan · Accepted Answer

Due to tobacco chewing, your muscles have become tight and so your mouth is not opening properly. You r suffering from oral submucous fibrosis. There is a treatment for this. But you need to be serious abt it now and start the treatment. And completely quit tobacco.

Priyank Patel · Answer

Due to smoking and tobaco chewing the soft tissues of oral cavity as well as muscles get stiff over the period of time, results in restricted mouth opening.
These habits also leads to the disease of gums as well.
The first and primary treatment starts with quitting the habit.
Execise to be done at home:
- take the bundle of wooden ice cream sticks and place it between upper and lower teeth in front region for 10-15 mins.
- repeat the exercise 2-3 times a day.
- gradually increase the number of sticks every day.
- continue with this exercise till desired mouth opening is achieved.
- patience is required as this exercise will take several weeks to achieve the desired mouth opening.
- this exercise will be helpfull only when patient quits the habit of tobaco chewing or else this exercise will not help at all.