Objectives
To evaluate effect of ice-cream stick exercise regimen with or without a mouth-exercising
device (MED) on mucosal burning sensation in oral submucous fibrosis.
Study Design
In total, 282 patients with oral submucous fibrosis were treated with topical corticosteroid
and oral antioxidant and the ice-cream stick exercise regimen. Patients in subgroups
A1, A2, and A3 were additionally given a new MED. Patients in subgroups A1 and B1
patients with interincisal distance (IID) of 20 to 35 mm were managed without any
additional therapy; patients in subgroups A2 and B2 with IID of 20 to 35 mm were additionally
managed with intralesional injections; and those in subgroups A3 and B3 with IID less
than 20 mm were managed surgically. Subjective evaluation of decrease in the oral
mucosal burning was measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). Analysis of variance
and Tukey's multiple post hoc analysis were carried out to present the results.
Results
Patients using the MED, that is, subgroups A1, A2, and A3, showed reduction in burning
sensation in the range of 64.8% to 71.1% and 27.8% to 30.9%, whereas in subgroups
B1, B2, and B3, reduction in burning sensation ranged from 64.7% to 69.9% and from
29.3% to 38.6% after 6 months. The wo-way analysis of variance indicated statistically
significant results in changes in initial VAS scores to 6-monthly VAS scores between
MED users and non-MED users.
Conclusions
The MED helps to enhance the rate of reduction of mucosal burning sensation, in addition
to the conventional ice-cream stick regimen, as an adjunct to local and surgical treatment.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 06, 2016
Accepted:
July 25,
2016
Received in revised form:
July 20,
2016
Received:
March 10,
2016
Footnotes
The authors thank the Lady Tata Memorial Trust, Mumbai, India, for completely funding this clinical trial under the Institutional Research Grant program (dated December 14, 2011).
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