How Can I Open My Mouth Which Is Too Short By Chewing Tobacco ?
How can I open my mouth which is too short by chewing tobacco ? plz. sir right medicine and machine suggest plz
Fri, 2 Aug 2013
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
First you should leave all bad habits chewing gutkha completely your condition is called Oral submucous fibrosis. As you told that you leave all habits its good you have various treatment for this if you facing this problem with strong pain than you should consult with dentist as soon as possible and if pain is not than you can overcome from this problem with some exercise
Exercise step as follow
1-Open your mouth as much you can
2- Keep your two fingers in between your teeth for 5 min.
3- Repeat this 5-10 times each day
4- After 3 to 4 days try 3-4 finger same as last step.
5- Do this exercise for 2-3 weeks
Hope this helps you.
Wishing you good health...
Regards
YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS, condition associated with tobacco chewing. You will have to see your dentist.
Stop the pan masala /beetle nut /smoking/tobacco chewing/ alcohol and spicy food.dentist will inject steroid , hyaluronidase injection and after three days Local injection of placental extract 2ml (market preparation manufactured from 0.1gm of fresh human placenta) given at multiple sites, depending upon the degree of involvement.
Tab Lycored 1 tab everyday ( contains lycopene)
Advanced cases of trismus are treated by jaw dilation under general anesthesia with incision of fibrous bands.
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How Can I Open My Mouth Which Is Too Short By Chewing Tobacco ?
Hello, Thanks for writing to us. First you should leave all bad habits chewing gutkha completely your condition is called Oral submucous fibrosis. As you told that you leave all habits its good you have various treatment for this if you facing this problem with strong pain than you should consult with dentist as soon as possible and if pain is not than you can overcome from this problem with some exercise Exercise step as follow 1-Open your mouth as much you can 2- Keep your two fingers in between your teeth for 5 min. 3- Repeat this 5-10 times each day 4- After 3 to 4 days try 3-4 finger same as last step. 5- Do this exercise for 2-3 weeks Hope this helps you. Wishing you good health... Regards