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Familial occurrence of oral submucous fibrosis: report of eight families from northern Kerala, south India.
Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research - 1 Jan 2000
Rajendran R, Vidyarani
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BACKGROUND: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is an archetype of pathological fibrosis due to possibly its presence for centuries amongst people of Indian ethnic extraction. The WHO criteria for a precancerous condition accords well with this disease. The fact that the disease has been reported in at least few subjects who do not practice the habit of areca nut chewing and the inability to prove a dose-effect...
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