Patient's question:
My child didn't eat well when he was young and had a poor appetite. Later, he developed geographic tongue. I asked a doctor, and he said it didn't need to be treated. In the past two years, the geographic tongue has disappeared, but now there are cracks and tooth marks on the sides. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Hello, as you described, geographic tongue is a chronic marginal desquamative lingitis that occurs on the superficial layer of the lingual mucosa. Due to its lesions different parts of the tongue surface, it is related to intestinal parasites or gastrointestinal dysfunction; it is also somewhat related to the underdevelopment of the nervous system in children and emotional fluctuations.