Frequency of Tongue Anomalies among Yemeni Children in Dental Clinics
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Abstract
Methods: This study was conducted on five hundreds Yemeni children, (250) boys and (250) girls with an age ranged from 6 -12 years. The sample was collected during the 2nd semester of 2013 from dental clinics, College of Dentistry, University of Sciences & Technology, Sana'a, Yemen. Children were examined with a disposable mouth mirrors, using gloves and gauze pads.
Results: Fissured tongue (6.8%) was the most prevalent tongue anomalies, followed by geographic tongue (4.6%), then macroglossia (2.6%), after that ankyloglossia (2.2%), then hairy tongue (0.8%), and finally microglossia (0.4%).
Conclusion: The frequency of tongue anomalies among Yemeni children was in boys more than girls. Fissured tongue was the commonest tongue anomaly, while the lowest one was microglossia.
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Tongue, Frequency, Anomalies, Yemeni, Children
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