<![CDATA[Introduction: It is a highly potent and premalignant condition affecting the oral cavity of people consumingarecanut, gutka. The clinical presentation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis depends on the stages of the diseasesduring detection is characterized by juxta epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis ofsubmucosal tissue that affect most parts of the oral cavity, such as in the soft palate.Aim: To assess the changes in dimensions and configuration of soft palate by using digital lateral cephalometrywas considered.Materials and Methods: A total of 10 subjects of both the gender, in the age group 20-60 years, were selectedfrom the Outpatient Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. These 10 Subjects were divided into twogroup, group I comprised 5 patients which is clinically diagnosed Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) andgroup II comprised of 5 individuals having habit with no mucosal changes, the dimensions and configuration(shapes, anteroposterior length and supero inferior width of soft palate) was evaluated using digital lateralcephalometry. The data were statistically evaluated by using the SPSS statistical software 21.0 Version, theChi Square test was used for the comparison of categorical variables. The level of the significance for thepresent study was fixed at 5%.Results: In the subjects with Oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF) the shape commonly observed are Type1-leaf shaped followed by Type 2 Rat shape. The mean AP score in Oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF) was26.82±4.77 whereas in the subjects without Oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF) the mean AP score was33.62±2.67. The difference between the groups was statistically significant. In the subjects with OralSubmucous Fibrosis (OSMF) the mean SI score was 7.80 ±1.77 whereas in the subjects without OralSubmucous Fibrosis (OSMF) the mean SI score was 9.34± 1.42. The difference between the groups wasstatistically non-significant.Conclusion: As stages of Oral sub mucous fibrosis (OSMF) increases the anteroposterior soft palate lengthget decreased and supero inferior soft palate width get increased.]]>
