Benign migratory glossitis with fissured tongue

• Main Authors: M Goswami, A Verma, M Verma
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
• Subjects: Benign migratory glossitis; fissured tongue; geographic tongue; scrotal tongue
• Online Access: http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Goswami

Symptomatic benign migratory glossitis (BMG) or "geographic tongue" is a rare occurrence in pediatric dentistry though asymptomatic BMG is comparatively common. BMG presents itself as an ulcer-like region on the dorsum of the tongue, which may recur at different sites on the tongue, creating a migratory appearance. Asymptomatic cases usually resolve on their own but symptomatic cases need treatment. Fissured tongue is a benign condition characterized by deep grooves on the dorsum of the tongue and, in many cases, is associated with geographic tongue. This article presents a case of symptomatic geographic tongue with fissured tongue with a history of asthma.