Affections of tongue -Introduction

AFFECTIONS OF TONGUE - INTRODUCTION

  • Examination procedures of the tongue is similar to that of the oral cavity.
  • Direct examination and palpation can be carried out if the patient is cooperative.
  • In agressive  animals sedation or general anesthesia should be resorted to.

The various disease conditions that affects the tongue are :

  • Smooth tongue
  • Lateral deviation of the tongue
  • Ankyloglossia
  • Tumors of tongue
  • Ranula (Honey Cyst)
  • Sublingual abscess
  • Gangrene of tongue
  • Glossoplegia
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