Table 3: Source: Clinical features of oral submucous fibrosis* [11].

Clinical feature

Early

  • Balnching of mucosa
  • Intolerance of spicy foods
  • Petechiae
  • Oral ulceration
  • Leathery mucosa
  • Taster disturbance

Late

  • Fibrous bands
  • Trismus
  • Flattening of palate
  • "Hockey stick" uvula
  • Reduction in tongue mobility
  • Xerostomia