Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part D (2025)

The study was done to evaluate the treatment of OSMF using buccal fat pads alone vs buccal fat pads combined with collagen as interpositional grafts. 50 individuals with a clinical diagnosis of OSMF were selected. According to Khanna and Andrade (1995), clinical staging was performed. Group I and group II were created at random from the pool of patients. Buccal fat pad (BFP) with collagen membrane was used as an interpositioning material in group II, while buccal fat pad (BFP) alone was given to Group I. On the 3^rd, 5^th, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery, the patients were assessed for edema, pain, cheek flexibility, interincisal distance (mouth opening).
Faster reduction in pain scores and swelling in Group II was observed as compared to Group I. Cheek flexibility was found to be significantly different between the two groups at the three-week and one-month follow-ups. Nonetheless, both groups exhibited nearly identical cheek flexibility at the 3-and 6-month follow-ups. Following surgery, the interincisal opening significantly increased in both groups. Nonetheless, compared to Group I, patients in Group II did show a greater post-operative interincisal distance.