prevalence of median rhomboid glossitis in diabetic patients: a case-control study

Diabetes mellitus [DM] is one of the most common disorders of endocrine glands which has a worldwide distribution and is a risk factor for oral pathology so; the purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between median rhomboid glossitis [MRG] and DM. We examined 202 Iranian patients with DM aged 10-86 years and 261 healthy subjects aged 10-28 years and the diagnosis of MRG was made based on clinical features. The examination indicated that 13 [6.43%] diabetic patients and 4 [1.53%] of control group had MRG. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of MRG, between patients and control group. MRG showed no association with other variables [age, sex, duration of DM, drugs, FBS, A[1C]]. In the present study the prevalence of MRG in diabetics was much higher than that of controls

Prevalence of tongue lesions among Turkish schoolchildren

To collect data on the prevalence of tongue lesions of Turkish schoolchildren in 3 different population samples in Ankara, and to analyze the relationship between tongue lesions and gender, oral hygiene, and income levels. Nine hundred and six schoolchildren aged 6-12 participated in this study between March 2004 and July 2004 in Ankara, Turkey. Of the 906 schoolchildren, 442 were girls and 464 were boys from 3 primary schools. We examined all the children for the presence of the following tongue lesions: 1] ankyloglossia, 2] bifid tongue, 3] fissured tongue, 4] geographic tongue, 5] median rhomboid glossitis, 6] lingual thyroid nodule, 7] atrophic tongue, 8] hairy tongue, 9] crenation tongue, 10] furred tongue, 11] macroglossia, 12] microglossia, and 13] lingual or sublingual varicosities. Of the 906 subjects, we detected 45 subjects with tongue lesions with a prevalence of 4.95%. We found lesions more frequently in boys [6%] than in girls [4.5%]. However, these results were statistically insignificant. Oral lesions commonly found were geographic tongue [1.8%], ankyloglossia [1.3%], fissured tongue [0.9%], bifid tongue [0.4%], hairy tongue [0.2%] and macroglossia [0.2%], lingual thyroid nodule [0.1%]. We did not find any of the following lesions: median rhomboid glossitis, atrophic tongue, crenation tongue, furred tongue, microglossia, lingual, or sublingual varicosities. The tongue has a special importance due to its localization. It can readily affect a patient's social life because of lesions and various symptoms. The localization of tongue may also play important role in diagnosis for systematic, hormonal, and allergic disorders