Tongue lesions in a Jordanian population. Prevalence, symptoms, subject's knowledge and treatment provided [PDF]
, 2011 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 ...
Almelaih, Amna Abdulla +1 more
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The Tongue as an Excitable Medium [PDF]
, 2014 Geographic tongue (GT) is a benign condition affecting approximately 2% of the population, whereby the papillae covering the upper part of the tongue are lost due to a slowly expanding inflammation.
Curland, Sofia, Seiden, Gabriel
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Prevalence of Geographic Tongue in Chilean Children between 7 and 10 Years of Age [PDF]
, 2014 Indexación: Web of Science; Scielo.RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de lengua geográfica y evaluar su asociación con el estrés emocional, irritación crónica, lengua fisurada y tipo de establecimiento educacional, en niños de
Esguep Sarah, A. +4 more
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Prevalence of tongue lesions in the Indian population [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Tongue lesions are a health concern for the dental practitioners and the patients as they constitute a significant proportion of oral mucosal lesions.
Bharati, Doni +3 more
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Benign migratory glossitis with fissured tongue
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2012 Symptomatic benign migratory glossitis (BMG) or "geographic tongue" is a rare occurrence in pediatric dentistry though asymptomatic BMG is comparatively common.
M Goswami, A Verma, M Verma
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Destination-Language Proficiency in Cross-National Perspective: A Study of Immigrant Groups in Nine Western Countries [PDF]
, 2005 Immigrants’ destination-language proficiency has been typically studied from a microperspective in a single country. In this article, the authors examine the role of macrofactors in a cross-national perspective. They argue that three groups of macrolevel
Kalmijn, Mathijs, Tubergen, Frank van
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Conservation Value and Permeability of Neotropical Oil Palm Landscapes for Orchid Bees [PDF]
, 2013 The proliferation of oil palm plantations has led to dramatic changes in tropical landscapes across the globe. However, relatively little is known about the effects of oil palm expansion on biodiversity, especially in key ecosystem-service providing ...
Gilbert, Lawrence +3 more
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Histocompatibility antigens and geographic tongue
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1993 The HLA-A, B and HLA-DR antigens were investigated in 50 unrelated Greek persons with geographic tongue and in 380 healthy control persons. An increased incidence of DR5 and DRW6 antigens was observed in the blood of persons with geographic tongue. Ten (20%) of them had the DRW6 antigen, and it was significantly increased compared with 29 (7.6%) of the
FENERLI, A +3 more
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Geographic Tongue: A Case Report with Review of Literature
Advances in Human Biology, 2016 Tongue is a most delicate part of the oral cavity. It is in charge of numerous functions like swallowing, speech, mastication, speaking and breathing.
Nupur Shah +3 more
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Scanning electron microscopic studies on tongue of open-nesting honey bees Apis dorsata F. and Apis florea F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
, 2015 Taste stimuli play vital role in the life of honey bees. Sensory structures observed on tongue of the honey bees with the help of Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have become an important tool in analyzing honey bee biodiversity which offers an ...
Anudeep, Anudeep +3 more
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