Association of Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Patients with and without Habit - A Retrospective Study

In Indian subcontinent Tobacco, betel nut and areca are used in various forms. The habit is not restricted and this habit is gaining popularity among people. The association between these habit and OSMF is well proved, however the influence of age and gender related to the habit on the prognosis and behaviour needs further study.Aim of the study is to evaluate the association of OSMF in patients with and without habit.A total of 94 0SMF patients were taken into the study from various clinical departments, Saveetha dental College, Chennai.The datas were collected from 86000 patient reports who reported for various dental treatments in a period of 9 months from june 2019 to march 2020. This study is a retrospective study where the datas were collected only from the patient reports. The datas were then analysed in version 19 SPSS software. Out of 94 cases, majority was males 85, and female 7 in number. OSMF was more in the age groups of 20 to 40 years and 41 to 60 years. There was only 2.1% OSMF patients without habit among outpatients. Results showed that the study is statistically insignificant.