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DH340 : The Class : Intro : Know Your Patient : Benign
Geographic Tongue/Migratory Glossitis

Etiology

Unknown Associated with stress and psoriasis

Predilection

Onset early childhood

Slightly greater in females

Location

Dorsal and lateral surface of tongue

Clinical Appearance

Deep groves or Erythematous depapillated areas with white borders

 

Treatment

Avoid spicy foods

 

Diagnostic Process

Clinical

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