Geographic tongue management

    • [PDF File]Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department - Royal United Hospital

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      Geographic tongue is a common condition that affects the surface of the tongue. It appears as red areas, usually surrounded by a white border. These red areas can move around the tongue, hence the alternative names include erythema migrans and benign migratory glossitis.

    • [PDF File]Symptomatic benign migratory glossitis: report of two cases and ...

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      The association between fissured tongue and BMG supports a genetic basis for the development of the conditiono18 The fissures may act as stagnation areas on the tongue surface in which glossitis may begin. 8 Geo-graphic tongue appears to be associated with geographic stomatitis 6, 8 which has a clinical and histological ap-

    • [PDF File]GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE IN A 6 YEAR OLD CHILD: A CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF ...

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      Management of geographic tongue depends upon the clinical presentation and the underlying etiology.1 We report a case of Geographic tongue in 6 years old boy with review of the current concept in causes and management. CASE REPORT A child patient aged 6years reported to the Department of Oral Pathology with a chief complaint ...

    • [PDF File]Geographic Tongue

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      Geographic Tongue Definition Geographic tongue is a harmless (benign) oral condition that gives your tongue a map-like, or geographic, appearance. The distinct look of geographic tongue occurs when parts of your tongue are missing the layer of small bumps called papillae. This causes irregularly shaped smooth, red patches to

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      What is geographic tongue? Geographic tongue is a common condition that affects the surface of the tongue. It appears as red areas, usually surrounded by a white border. These red areas can move around the tongue, hence the alternative names include erythema migrans and benign migratory glossitis. What causes geographic tongue?

    • [PDF File]Patient Information Leaflet Geographic Tongue Patient Information Leaflet

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      geographic tongue? Geographic tongue is a problem that mainly affects theupper surface of the tongue. It is quite common and is not usually painful. The pattern on the tonguelooks like a map, hence the name «geographic». Other names for this condition have been:

    • Geographic Tongue: Clinical Characteristics of 188 Cases

      of geographic tongue was reported in atopic patients.31, 34 Marks et al.31, 34 concluded a positive association between geographic tongue and atopy exists, and further postulated that geographic tongue and asthma/rhinitis may have a similar pathogenesis. Marks et al.35 provided additional support for a genetic basis

    • Common Benign and Malignant Oral Mucosal Disease

      The primary curative management of oral cavity SCC is surgery, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy used as adjunctive therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence. The ... Geographic tongue is, as its name suggests, the appearance of the dorsum of the tongue resembling a changing ‘map of the world’. Areas of red atrophic

    • [PDF File]PATIENT INFORMATION Geographic tongue - Exodontia

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      which the tongue is exposed. This could be a germ that usually lives in the mouth or a foodstuff. This reaction causes excessive shedding of cells on the surface of the tongue. What aggravates geographic tongue? As a rule most people find no aggravating factors but some find that one or more of the following can aggravate it: Spicy foods. Stress.

    • [PDF File]Geographic EDUCATION & RESEARCH Tongue - The American Academy of Oral ...

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      What is geographic tongue? Geographic tongue (also known as benign migratory glossitis or erythema migrans) is a harmless condition that af fect s about 2% of the population. Geographic tongue is typically seen as well-defined, reddened areas on the top and sides of the tongue. These red areas usually have a slightly white or yellow-white ...

    • [PDF File]Geographic Tongue: A Case Report with Review of Literature

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      Geographic tongue (Benign migratory glossitis, erythema migrans) is an asymptomatic inflammatory disorder of tongue with ... associated syndrome and management strategies of geographic tongue ...

    • [PDF File]Geographic Tongue - City University of New York

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      Geographic tongue is a benign recurrent seditious illness of the oral cavity that has no recognized cause. It's also known as benign migratory glossitis, annulus migrans, erythema migrans, and a tongue roaming rash. It commonly appears as migrating circinate blotches and asymptomatic erythematous that have a map-like appearance. ...

    • [PDF File]Oral and Maxillofacial Department Patient Information Geographic Tongue

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      Geographic tongue is a condition where irregular smooth, red patches that have a white or light-coloured border occur on the tongue. It's called geographic tongue because the patches have a map-like appearance. The patches can vary in size, and may occur on one area of the tongue before moving to another area after a few days, weeks or months ...

    • [PDF File]GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE: PATTERN OF PRESENTATION IN A SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIAN ...

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      rash of the tongue.3 These lesions may change in location, pattern and size, hence the name ‘migratory’.4 Lesion can occur in other sites apart from the tongue, then the term ectopic geographic tongue or erythema circinata migrans is employed as first coined by Crooke in 1955.3,5 It is usually a transient and recurrent lesion of the tongue

    • [PDF File]CASE REPORT Treatment of geographic tongue with topical tacrolimus

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      Geographic tongue is an inflammatory condition of the dorsal surface and lateral border of the tongue, which may be asymptomatic. This article presents a case of geographic tongue in a 6-year-old child. Successful management was achieved with topical application of 0.1% tacrolimus. BACKGROUND Geographic tongue was first reported by Rayer in 1831.

    • [PDF File]GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

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      The etiology of geographic tongue is not well under-stood.³ The diagnosis is based on history and clinical presentation, characteristics of the lesion particularly the migratory pattern on the dorsal surface of tongue. Geographic tongue is an inflammatory disease usually asymptomatic in nature but in some cases burning sensation has been reported.

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      Geographic tongue (also known as benign migratory glossitis or erythema areata migrans) is a common benign condition that affects 1 -2% of the population. This condition appears as a red, slightly bald area o n the tongue that is surrounded by a yellowish -white line. This area may get larger and then smaller over a few days

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