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Can Chewing Tobacco Lead To Difficulty In Opening Mouth?

hi
i was chewing tobacco for few years and have already left it since 10 years but still i have problem opening my mouth. is there any thing i can take by which it can help to get back. as one doctor told me that elasticity
of skin is no more. please advice me
Thu, 29 May 2014
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HI THANKS FOR ASKING THIS ON HCM, TOBACCO CHEWING CAN LEAD TO A CONDITION CALLED AS SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS WHICH CAUSES HARDENING OF YOUR ORAL MUCOSA AND YOU WILL HAVE TRISMUS WHICH IS DIFFICULTY IN OPENING THE MOUTH. YOU WILL ALSO ENCIUNTER PAIN WHEN EATING SPICY FOODS. AND THIS IS A PREMALIGNANT CONDITION WHICH MEANS IT MAY DEVELOP INTO A ORAL CANCER IN THE FUTURE SO CONSULT WITH A SURGEON AND GET IT TREATED. THE TREATMENT USUALLY INCLUDES STEROIDS AND INJECTION OF PLACENTRAX. AVOID HOT DRINKS LIKE COFFEE AND ALSO SPICY FOODS.
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Can Chewing Tobacco Lead To Difficulty In Opening Mouth?

HI THANKS FOR ASKING THIS ON HCM, TOBACCO CHEWING CAN LEAD TO A CONDITION CALLED AS SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS WHICH CAUSES HARDENING OF YOUR ORAL MUCOSA AND YOU WILL HAVE TRISMUS WHICH IS DIFFICULTY IN OPENING THE MOUTH. YOU WILL ALSO ENCIUNTER PAIN WHEN EATING SPICY FOODS. AND THIS IS A PREMALIGNANT CONDITION WHICH MEANS IT MAY DEVELOP INTO A ORAL CANCER IN THE FUTURE SO CONSULT WITH A SURGEON AND GET IT TREATED. THE TREATMENT USUALLY INCLUDES STEROIDS AND INJECTION OF PLACENTRAX. AVOID HOT DRINKS LIKE COFFEE AND ALSO SPICY FOODS.