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Atrophic Glossitis
Note the beefy red glazed tongue of a patient with atrophic glossitis due to an iron deficiency. The smooth red surface develops as a result of the loss of the filiform papillae.
Geographic Tongue
In this condition, the filiform papillae disappear from localized areas of the tongue resulting in a patchy red area of depapillation, which is known as geographic or "map" tongue. These patches...
Fissured Tongue
Almost 5% of the population have a tongue with fissures and grooves. The fissured pattern is variable, they tend to appear in late childhood and deepen with age. This illustration shows a typical fissured...
Black Hairy Tongue
This photograph shows the typical appearance of a black hairy tongue. The filiform papillae elongate to produce the "hair" y coating. The true reason for the black colour has never been explained,...
Crenellated Tongue
The scalloped indentations seen along the lateral border of this patient's relatively large tongue is a normal variant.
Coated Tongue
A coated tongue may arise from dehydration, uremia, prolonged use of oral antibiotics, persistent mouth breathing, poor oral hygiene, or for no identifiable reason. This patient was a very heavy cigarette...
![Normal Tongue [sublingual blood vessels]](https://medtube.net/images/min/de31e8e3f5fe76a19717bfa2f9ea839e/149/112/1 "Normal Tongue [sublingual blood vessels]")
Normal Tongue [sublingual blood vessels]
Prominent sublingual blood vessels as shown in this photograph are in normal finding.
Normal Tongue
This photograph shows a normal tongue as it is protruded on physical examination. The tongue has many shapes and sizes, this illustration shows a healthy normal tongue.
Palatal Hematoma
The medium-sized red hematoma or "blood blister" on this hard palate is the result of minor local trauma in a patient on anticoagulants.
![Kaposi's Sarcoma [palate]](https://medtube.net/images/min/fc441c7a779b5e00c9d6b6d9cb8be188/149/112/1 "Kaposi's Sarcoma [palate]")
Kaposi's Sarcoma [palate]
The raised bluish lesions on the hard palate of this patient with AIDS is a Kaposi's sarcoma. The cutaneous lesions have a similar appearance.
Verrucous CarcInoma of the Palate
A verrucous carcinoma typically has a pink, warty and non-ulcerated surface. It is a relatively soft tumor that characteristically occurs in those areas of the mouth were a tobacco chewing quid is regularly...
Adenocarcinoma Palate
Adenocarcinoma within the oral cavity is rare, and consequently the possibility that such a lesion is a secondary should always be considered. Both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma in the region...
Pleomorphic Adenoma"Palate"
This patient presented with a pink expanding mass on the hard palate, which was a pleomorphic adenoma arising from a minor salivary gland. The biopsy site can be seen.
Fibroma of the Palate
A palatal fibroma or other lesions can sometimes be "tucked" under a denture, and a doctor who examines the mouth without removing the dentures could miss significant disease. A smooth, pink...
Benign Papilloma of the Uvula
Note the pedunculated papilloma that has developed from the tip of this uvula.
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