A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE DURING A YEAR OF ORAL-CONTRACEPTIVE CYCLES
Authors: WALTIMO J
Publisher: PROF SCI PUBL
Publication year: 1991
Journal: British Dental Journal
Journal name in source: BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
Journal acronym: BRIT DENT J
Volume: 171
Issue: 3-4
First page : 94
Last page: 96
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0007-0610
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4807618
Abstract
The geographic tongue of a 23-year-old female student was examined daily for one year. The size, number and location of the lesions were recorded using transparent films. The phase of the oral contraceptive cycle appeared to have a marked effect on the initiation and duration of the circinate lesions, the tongue changes being severest on the 17th day of the cycle. There was a positive correlation between the subjective complaint and the clinical picture of the tongue.
The geographic tongue of a 23-year-old female student was examined daily for one year. The size, number and location of the lesions were recorded using transparent films. The phase of the oral contraceptive cycle appeared to have a marked effect on the initiation and duration of the circinate lesions, the tongue changes being severest on the 17th day of the cycle. There was a positive correlation between the subjective complaint and the clinical picture of the tongue.
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