TONGUE Flashcards
Smooth , denuded, red lesion- devoid of filiform papillae
Midline of the dorsum of the tongue , just ant. to the circumvallate papillae
Rhomboid, diamond or oval shaped
Cause: Chronic Candidiasis
Tz. Antifungal nystatin
Median Rhomboid Glossitis
median rhomboid glossitis results from?
📌developmental anomaly
📌Failure of tuberculi, impar to close
📌Chronic Candidiasis
absence filiform papillae
Median Rhomboid Glossitis
red patches surrounded by white keratotic margins - atrphy of thr filifork papillae dorsum & lateral surface of the tongue pattern changes with time Cause: Unknown Tx: None, no symptoms burinignsensation
Geographic tongue
(Erythema migrans, Benign Migratory Glossitis
atrophy of filiform papillae
Geographic Tongue
Benign Migratory Glossitis
Erythema Migrans
hair like projectioms
Midline dormsum of the tongue
Prolong use of AB
Tx. Remove source of irritatipn
Hairy Tongue
hypertrophy of filifor, papillae
Hairy Tongue
white hyperkeratotic ledopm
lateralmsurfsce of the tongue, lips, buccal mucosa, edentulous ridge
Cause: chronic friction or traum
Tx. remove the source of irritation
Frictional Hyperkeratosis (Focal Hyperkeratosis)
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Persistent low grade trauma
Focal hyperkeratosis
Frictional Hyperkeratosis