Tongue Cracks: Symptoms and Causes - Healthline
2024年7月12日 · Do you have cracks in your tongue? You might be one of the 5 percent of the U.S. population with a fissured tongue. Fissured tongue has been associated with geographic tongue and pustular...
Cracked tongue: Definition, causes, symptoms, and treatment
2023年6月27日 · Cracked tongue causes one or more grooves to form on the tongue's surface. Here, learn about the causes, how to prevent complications, and more.
Cracked Tongue - Pictures, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
A cracked tongue is a benign condition with multiple small but furrows, fissures or grooves visible on the dorsal of the tongue. The fissures or grooves vary in sizes and can either be deep or shallow and may be as deep as six millimeters.
Fissured Tongue: Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2024年3月27日 · A fissured tongue is a benign condition that causes grooves on the surface of your tongue. You’re more likely to have them if you have geographic tongue or a condition like Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome or Down syndrome.
Fissured Tongue - WebMD
2023年3月20日 · These are the characteristics of a fissured tongue: Cracks, grooves, or clefts appear on the top and sides of the tongue. These fissures only affect your tongue. Fissures on the tongue...
Fissured Tongue: Pictures, Symptoms, Causes & More - Healthline
2019年10月4日 · A fissured tongue can make it appear as though the tongue were split in half lengthwise. Sometimes there are multiple fissures as well. Your tongue may also appear cracked.
Why Do I Have Cracks In My Tongue? Fissured Tongue Explained
2023年10月24日 · Cracks in tongue can be called a variety of different things, but they all tie back to a fissured tongue. The condition is also referred to as “lingua plicata”, “scrotal tongue”, and “plicated tongue.” But all of them are essentially the same thing.
Fissured Tongue: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
2024年10月17日 · A fissured tongue has one or more noticeable grooves or small furrows on its top surface or sides. The fissures can be shallow or deep and mostly form near the middle of the tongue. This common, and typically harmless, condition is also known as: Cracked tongue; Scrotal tongue; Plicated tongue; Is a Fissured Tongue Harmless?
Fissured tongue - DermNet
Fissured tongue is also known as ‘scrotal tongue’ or ‘lingua plicata’. It is a benign condition characterised by one or more shallow or deep grooves or furrows (fissures) on the top surface of the tongue. What are the signs and symptoms of a fissured tongue?
What Is a Fissured Tongue? - Colgate
2023年1月9日 · According to the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM), a fissured tongue appears in about five percent of the U.S. population. Its defining characteristic, cracks, and crevices can vary widely in number, length, and depth. There is even sometimes a prominent crack down the center of the tongue.