Bilateral nasolabial flaps for treating oral submucous fibrosis-induced trismus

Abstract

Tobacco chewing and its consumption in other various forms are a common practice in India. The result of this is oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) which itself considered a premalignant pathology and causes difficulty in mouth opening with poor quality of life. Various treatment strategies including medicine oral and topical, oral surgeries, physiotherapy, or combination have been suggested in the literature to improve mouth opening. The case presented here was suffering from OSMF and trismus and has undergone surgery including the release of oral fibrous bands and repair of oral defect with bilateral nasolabial flaps.