• Cultures should be performed if erythema and ulcers are located on the hard palate, attached gingiva, or dorsum of the tongue. (medscape.com)
  • The dorsal surface of the tongue demonstrates generalized atrophy of the filiform papillae, mild fissuring, and median rhomboid glossitis. (medscape.com)
  • The tongue lesions fissured tongue, geographic tongue, median rhomboid glossitis and oral mucosal lesions Fordyce's spots and leukedema are classically considered as developmental lesions and normal conditions rather than having virtual disease characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
  • The most common lesions were geographic tongue, cheek biting, and melanotic macula. (bvsalud.org)
  • To assess the gums, a tongue depressor gently retracts the cheek to allow inspection of the upper and lower gums. (wikipedia.org)
  • To check the oral mucosa, the patient's cheek is exposed with a tongue depressor and the tissues inspected with a penlight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Assessment of the ventral (bottom) surface of the tongue is done by having the patient touch the tip of their tongue against the roof of their mouth. (wikipedia.org)
  • The dorsal surface of the tongue demonstrates generalized atrophy of the filiform papillae, mild fissuring, and median rhomboid glossitis. (medscape.com)
  • Assessment of the ventral (bottom) surface of the tongue is done by having the patient touch the tip of their tongue against the roof of their mouth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tongue, Gland - Cyst in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. (nih.gov)
  • There is a large cyst amid the salivary tissue in the tongue. (nih.gov)
  • The image below shows erythema of the labial mucosa with enlargement of the minor salivary glands and superficial mucoceles. (medscape.com)
  • Cystic salivary ducts in the tongue (also known as ranulae) are lined by low cuboidal epithelium consistent with the salivary duct (as opposed to salivary mucoceles, which are cystic cavities filled with salivary secretions but not lined by an epithelium). (nih.gov)
  • Cysts, dilations, or mucoceles may occur secondary to trauma, salivary calculi, or ductular foreign bodies and are considered incidental findings. (nih.gov)
  • Whenever present, salivary duct cysts and dilations in the tongue should be diagnosed, but they are not generally graded. (nih.gov)
  • The oral cavity includes the lips (vermillion and labial mucosa), buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, tongue, hard and soft palate, gingivae, retromolar trigone and teeth. (medscape.com)
  • To assess the tonsils, a patient opens their mouth and a tongue blade is used to depress the tongue. (wikipedia.org)
  • The lingual frenum is the primary soft tissue attachment of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. (medscape.com)
  • For more information about the relevant anatomy, see Mouth Anatomy , Tongue Anatomy , Tooth Anatomy , Taste System Anatomy , and Lips and Perioral Region Anatomy . (medscape.com)
  • The oropharynx begins superiorly at the junction between the hard palate and the soft palate, and inferiorly behind the circumvallate papillae of the tongue. (medscape.com)