An evaluation of the awareness of oral submucous fibrosis, willingness to quit quid chewing habit and the need for habit-related educational programs among South Asian expatriates in the UAE - A hospital-based study.
Abstract The present study is aimed to formulate steroidal oral mucoadhesive gels of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate. Six gel formulations each of dexamethasone sodiu
Chewing areca nut (betel quid) is strongly associated with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), a pre-cancerous lesion. Among the areca alkaloids, arecoline is the main agent responsible for fibroblast prol
