What is Lingua Geographica?
What is Lingua Geographica?
Geographic tongue is a benign condition, named for its classic clinical appearance of migratory color and texture variations over the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the tongue, creating a map-like appearance.
What causes glossitis?
Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections can all cause glossitis. However, oral herpes, which is a viral infection, and fungal yeast infections are among the most likely infections to cause glossitis. Iron deficiencies occur when a person does not have enough iron in their blood.
What causes geographic tongue to flare up?
A: The cause of geographic tongue is unknown. Several factors have been proposed as possible causes such as emotional stress, psychological factors, habits, allergies, diabetes and hormonal disturbances.
What is a roadmap tongue?
Geographic tongue is a condition that causes a map-like pattern to appear on the tongue. People with this condition have smooth, reddish patches surrounded by white borders on their tongues. The red areas are missing the tiny bumps (papillae) that naturally appear on the surface of the tongue.
Can you grow out of geographic tongue?
Geographic tongue tends to come and go it usually heals without treatment, but will recur again usually affecting a different area of the tongue. Most cases are not associated with any symptoms (asymptomatic) and the condition usually goes away without treatment.
How do I get rid of glossitis?
Treatment may include:
- Good oral care. Brush your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day and floss at least once a day.
- Antibiotics or other medicines to treat infection.
- Diet changes and supplements to treat nutrition problems.
- Avoiding irritants (such as hot or spicy foods, alcohol, and tobacco) to ease discomfort.
What is the treatment for glossitis?
Treatment for glossitis depends on the cause. An infection is treated with antibiotics. Other medicines can relieve swelling and pain. If the swelling is severe, your doctor may prescribe steroids.
What is a fissured tongue?
The term fissured tongue describes the finding of multiple small furrows or grooves on the dorsal (top) surface of the tongue. These fissures can be shallow or deep, single or multiple. Often there is a prominent fissure in the center of the tongue.
