Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a well-recognized potentially malignant condition of oral cavity.Trace elements have been extensively studied in recent years to assess whether they have any modifying effects in the aetiology of oral malignant conditions. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the mucosal copper levels in OSMF patients. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of mucosal copper levels in OSMF patients. A total of 40 OSMF patients and 40 normal controls were included in the present study. For the copper estimation a dilution in the ratio of 1:1of the solution was used. Estimation of the copper content was achieved by the colourimetric method. All the results were anlayzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean mucosal copper levels of OSMF patients was found to be 4.68 while of normal control was found to be 2.95 respectively. Significant results were obtained while comparing the mean mucosal copper levels in between the study group and control group.Conclusion: Copper does play a significant role in the pathogenesis of OSMF.
Key words: Copper, Mucosal, Oral submucous fibrosis.

Corresponding author: D. Nuzhat Nabi, Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

This article may be cited as: Nabi N, Desai VD, Phore S, Malik AR. Evaluation of Mucosal Copper Levels among patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Clinical Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(1):35-37.