. Vishal Mehrotra; . Sheenam Sambyal; . Gauri Mishra; . Kriti Garg; . Rahul Srivastava; . Saman Ishrat
Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The study aims to measure and compare pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in oralsubmucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients (smokers/nonsmokers) and normal individuals.MATERIALS AND ...
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INTRODUCTION: The study aims to measure and compare pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in oralsubmucous fibrosis (OSMF) patients (smokers/nonsmokers) and normal individuals.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study population included 150 participants that comprised 50nonsmoker OSMF patients, 50 OSMF patients who smoke as well, and 50 patients with no deleterioushabits. Spirometer was used to assess PFT.RESULTS: Results showed that a significant P value was obtained for forced vital capacity (FVC),forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), and maximumvoluntary ventilation (MVV) and also for the predicted values of FEV, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEFR, andMVV in OSMF (smokers/nonsmokers) study groups.CONCLUSION: Thus, the decrease in pulmonary function can be an alarming sign for restrictivetype of pulmonary disease.
