Oral Prophylaxis Questions

Quit habits strictly. Seems like you have oral submucous fibrosis (osmf). Kindly consult an oral & maxillo facial surgeon in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need conservative or surgical management for mouth opening depending upon the stage of osmf. Advise full mouth opening, ballooning exercise & side to side movement of the jaw. Wrap 25 to 30 ice-cream sticks, make a bundle, put it between upper & lower fron...more

Quit habits strictly. Seems like you have oral submucous fibrosis (osmf). Kindly consult an oral & maxillo facial surgeon in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need conservative or surgical management for mouth opening depending upon the stage of osmf. Advise full mouth opening, ballooning exercise & side to side movement of the jaw. Wrap 25 to 30 ice-cream sticks, make a bundle, put it between upper & lower fron...more

Kindly consult an oral & maxillofacial surgeon in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations (full mouth x-ray, tmj open & closed mouth, mri) & clinical examination to decide upon treatment. Until then have soft diet. Avoid yawning. Replace posterior teeth if they are missing. You may consult me in person.

well it depends on grade and sometimes you have to take carry on with therapies along with medications

Quit habits strictly. Seems like you have oral submucous fibrosis (osmf). Kindly consult an oral & maxillo facial surgeon in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need conservative or surgical management for mouth opening depending upon the stage of osmf. Advise full mouth opening, ballooning exercise & side to side movement of the jaw. Wrap 25 to 30 ice-cream sticks, make a bundle, put it between upper & lower fron...more

Treatment is surgical that can be done by experienced person only.
Medicines are helpful in great extent but cannot cure the disease completely. Antioxidants, muscle relaxants, analgesic and steroids are the drugs commonly used.
Exercises are few like blowing balloons, ice cream sticks supported stretching.
Please consult in person to get accurate treatment plan specially for you.

Chewing pan masala/ gutkha causes fiber formation in mouth (fibrosis) which can not be restored with medicines at present. There is conventional method in which your mouth opening can be relieved to an extent using injections in cheek, medicines and jaw opening exercises. Duration of this method depends upon severity and your will to accept the treatment for months to years. Other option is to undergo laser mouth opening which offers immediate relief on the same day. You can consult me as I offe...more

It's mouth fibrosis. Therefore your mouth is not opening as normally open,
best things avoid such things.
Chew mulethi.
Try to gargle with ginger water.
For any assistance you may consult privetly.
Thanx.

Dear lybrate-user.
It seems that you have OSMF.
Stop tobacco, supari.
Avoid any hot, spicy food
Visit a nearby Oral Sirgeon or Oral Pathologist or Oral Medicine specialist.

Consult a maxillofacial surgeon get a opg xray done may b there is embedded third molar n it might have to be removed.