In Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) disease, the patient's mouth opening stops or opens very rarely. The patient is able to consume only liquids. He cannot chew anything and cannot even clean his teeth properly.
Due to not being able to eat properly, he feels weak and his immunity also becomes very weak. About ten percent of people may also develop oral cancer. When it increases too much, the only treatment left is operation, and that too is not very effective.
Dr. Anshul Rai of AIIMS Bhopal has developed a new technique for its treatment. In the new technique of treatment, the hard skin inside the cheek is removed through surgery and a combination of skin from the side of the abdomen and buccal fat pad is used in the patients. The results of which is found quite good. Dr. Anshul Rai, Additional Professor, Department of Dentistry, AIIMS, Bhopal has been granted copyright as Intellectual Property India by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the technology developed through his research.
Dr. Anshul Rai told that after treatment with this new technique, the patient's mouth will be able to open up to four fingers. This facility will be provided free of cost to Ayushman card holders in the dental department of AIIMS. For the last 10 years, he has been studying and treating patients who consume tobacco and betel nuts. During this period, he has also published 3 research papers. He has also designed a modified instrument used in the treatment of the disease. His research paper on OSMF disease published in the European Journal (Germany) was highly appreciated. The British Medical Journal (London) has published a research paper on the side effects of supari, gutka chewing in children and its treatment. Dr. Rai told that we should avoid the consumption of betel nut, tobacco and gutkha.
AIIMS Executive Director Professor Dr. Ajai Singh and the entire faculty have congratulated Dr. Anshul Rai for this success. This is the third copyright of Dr. Anshul Rai which has been given to him by the Central Government. Dr. Anshul Rai said that the positive atmosphere that has been created in AIIMS in the last one year and the promotion that the director has given to research is the result of that. More copyrights / patents are expected from AIIMS in future.
