Effect of soft tissue manipulation in patients with oral submucous fibrosis.

Total 6 OSMF patients with trismus were recruited. The study design was one group, pretest-posttest, quasi experimental study. There were 2 sessions per week for 6 weeks. Mouth opening, pain, and muscle activity of anterior temporalis and superficial masseter were evaluated with Vernier Caliper, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Surface Electromyograph (SEMG) respectively at baseline and end of 6 weeks from baseline.