Patil Santosh, Kaswan Sumita, Rahman Farzan, Doni Bharati
Dept of Oral medicine and radiology. Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur (Raj). India.
Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur (Raj). India.
J Clin Exp Dent. 2013 Jul 1;5(3):e128-32. doi: 10.4317/jced.51102.
Tongue lesions are a health concern for the dental practitioners and the patients as they constitute a significant proportion of oral mucosal lesions. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of various tongue lesions in the Indian population.
4926 patients attending the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were examined for the presence of various tongue lesions during the period from October, 2010 to September, 2012. The age of the patients ranged from 12-80 years with a mean age of 36.51 years.
The prevalence of tongue lesions was 12.07%. The most common lesion diagnosed was coated tongue affecting 28.0% of the subjects, followed by geographic tongue (16.4%), fissured tongue (14.9%) and depapillated tongue (11.5%). Males were more frequently affected than females. The most common systemic condition observed in the patients with tongue lesions was anaemia (189), followed by hypertension (47) and diabetes mellitus (38).
The high prevalence necessitates adequate awareness of the various tongue lesions in the general population. The dental clinicians should also be knowledgeable about the etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these lesions. Key words:Tongue lesions, prevalence, Indian population, coated tongue.
舌部病变是口腔医生和患者关注的健康问题，因为它们在口腔黏膜病变中占很大比例。本研究的目的是确定印度人群中各种舌部病变的患病率。
2010年10月至2012年9月期间，对4926名到口腔医学与放射科就诊的患者进行了各种舌部病变的检查。患者年龄在12至80岁之间，平均年龄为36.51岁。
舌部病变的患病率为12.07%。诊断出的最常见病变是舌苔，占受试者的28.0%，其次是地图舌（16.4%）、裂纹舌（14.9%）和乳头萎缩性舌炎（11.5%）。男性比女性更易受影响。在有舌部病变的患者中观察到的最常见全身疾病是贫血（189例），其次是高血压（47例）和糖尿病（38例）。
高患病率使得普通人群有必要充分了解各种舌部病变。牙科临床医生也应该了解这些病变的病因发病机制、临床表现、诊断和治疗。关键词：舌部病变、患病率、印度人群、舌苔
