Tongue lesions in a Jordanian population. Prevalence, symptoms, subject s knowledge and treatment provided

Abstract

Tongue lesions constitute a considerable proportion of oral mucosal lesions, and are health concern to both oral health care providers and public. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tongue lesions and conditions among a group of Jordanian population attending dental clinics, in addition to assessment of their symptoms, knowledge, and treatment provided for their tongue lesions. Study design: A total of 2000 dental out-patients were screened for tongue lesions. Results: Fissured tongue was the most common tongue lesion diagnosed in 11.5% of the subjects, followed by coated tongue (8.2%), geographic tongue (4.8%), hairy tongue (2.4%) and median rhomboid glossitis (0.5%). Symptoms were reported by 28% of the subjects with geographic tongue and 23% with fissured tongue. The majority of the subjects (ranging from 61.1%-86.4%) were neither aware about their tongue lesions nor worried about their prognosis. Less than 50% of those who were aware of their tongue lesions sought medical advice. Conclusion: The high prevalence of tongue lesions necessitates higher awareness of the general dental practitioner by their etiology, diagnosis and management.

An Analysis of Biopsy-proven Tongue Lesions among 8,105 Dental Outpatients

“…As performed in previous investigations, patient age was subdivided into 10-year intervals for analysis purposes. [8][9][10] Locations of the lesions were arbitrarily classified into dorsal, ventral and lateral surfaces according to the information provided in the patients' records and anterior/posterior localization was also specified where accessible. In order to facilitate further evaluation of lesion types, all defects were categorized into eight groups including developmental, immune-mediated, reactive, benign, premalignant, malignant, retention/inflammatory salivary gland-related and miscellaneous.…”

“…8,9 There are several reports from around the world that have studied the clinical prevalence of tongue pathoses, [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] supplying valuable information that can not only be used as references for local practicing clinicians, but also assist in a better understanding of the variations between different countries and eventually offering more specific insight into the possible influencing factors responsible for some lesions. Thus presenting more recent detailed data on the frequency and demographic characteristics of diseased conditions from different geographic regions seems imperative, especially considering the ongoing modifications in patient lifestyle and a general shift toward growing public awareness and sensibility to oral health leading to possible changes in disease pattern.…”

“…Of course, this is due to the type of studied lesions which usually occurred on a specific site, e.g. hairy tongue, papillary atrophy and coated tongue that were evaluated in these papers, [8][9][10]13 are dorsal tongue lesions, according to definition. 19,20 It is noteworthy that delineation of the exact position of oral mucosal lesions can be problematic at times especially when considering large lesions that involve more than one area like the ventral tongue and floor of the mouth.…”

Oral hygiene and number of oral mucosal lesion correlate with oral health-related quality of life in elderly communities

“…9 On the other hand, another study also found that fissured tongue was the most common tongue lesion diagnosed in 11.5% of the subjects comprised of 2,000 dental out patients that have been screened for tongue lesions. 10 The older someone the more fissured tongue may be found that might be caused by reduction of elastic fibers in oral tissue. This lesion is benign and does not need special treatment, only required to increase tongue hygiene.…”

Investigation of Oral Mucosal Lesions in Patients Attending Dermatology Outpatient Clinic: A Study of 1670 Cases

“…6 Literatürde ilginç olarak OML hakkın-daki çalışmaların önemli bir kısmının diş hekimliği bölümlerine başvuran hastalar arasında yürütül-düğü fark edilmektedir. 1,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Ayrıca Türk toplumunda OML üzerine yapılmış epidemiyolojik çalışma sayısının da oldukça yetersiz olduğu gö-rülmektedir. [19][20][21][22][23][24] Bu çalışmada herhangi bir deri hastalığı şikayeti nedeniyle dermatoloji polikliniğine başvuran hastalarda OML varlığı değerlendi-rilerek OML tipi, nedeni, sıklık ve dağılım özellikleri araştırılmıştır.…”