Histopathological and Ultrastructural Evaluation of Buccinator Muscle Alterations in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Descriptive Light and Transmission Electron Microscopic Study.

Sayed Abdul N, Ranganathan K, Rao UDK, Joshua E, Thavarajah R

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114785
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114785,
  title = {Histopathological and Ultrastructural Evaluation of Buccinator Muscle Alterations in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Descriptive Light and Transmission Electron Microscopic Study.},
  author = {Sayed Abdul N and Ranganathan K and Rao UDK and Joshua E and Thavarajah R},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114785},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114785}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Histopathological and Ultrastructural Evaluation of Buccinator Muscle Alterations in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Descriptive Light and Transmission Electron Microscopic Study.
AU  - Sayed Abdul N
AU  - Ranganathan K
AU  - Rao UDK
AU  - Joshua E
AU  - Thavarajah R
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114785
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114785
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N, S. A., K, R., UDK, R., E, J., & R, T. (2026). Histopathological and Ultrastructural Evaluation of Buccinator Muscle Alterations in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Descriptive Light and Transmission Electron Microscopic Study.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114785

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