Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2011 Sep 1;16(6):e745-9. doi: 10.4317/medoral.17098.
Tongue lesions constitute a considerable proportion of oral mucosal lesions, and are health concern to both oral health care providers and public.
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.
A total of 2000 dental out-patients were screened for tongue lesions.
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.
The high prevalence of tongue lesions necessitates higher awareness of the general dental practitioner by their etiology, diagnosis and management.
舌病变构成口腔黏膜病变的相当大一部分，是口腔保健提供者和公众都关注的健康问题。
本研究旨在确定一组在牙科诊所就诊的约旦人群中舌病变和状况的患病率，此外还评估了他们的舌病变的症状、知识和治疗情况。
共对 2000 名牙科门诊患者进行了舌病变筛查。
裂舌是最常见的舌病变，在 11.5%的患者中诊断出，其次是涂层舌（8.2%）、地图舌（4.8%）、毛舌（2.4%）和菱形舌炎（0.5%）。有 28%的地图舌患者和 23%的裂舌患者报告有症状。大多数患者（61.1%-86.4%）既不知道自己的舌病变，也不担心其预后。只有不到 50%的意识到自己舌病变的患者寻求医疗建议。
舌病变的高患病率需要普通牙科医生提高对其病因、诊断和治疗的认识。
