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Q: tongue cracks

asked by: bnweber78 on January 23rd, 2008

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Hello,

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed some cracks on my tongue. Specifically one large one right down the middle. They can be painful, specifically in the morning and whenever I eat anything spicy or use heavy mouthwash like Listerene. I wear a nightguard and at first thought this was causing my tongue to crack. Is there any advice or suggested way to treat this?

Thanks a million!

Replies(7)

TMJWorld

replied on January 23rd, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

i have fissured tongue--i have cracks and cant use any spicy stuff. but i dont get new ones and they dont hurt. when did this start?

Tylanas

replied on January 23rd, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Are your fissures caused by drymouth, Dyan? It may be possible that the OP has a severely dry mouth and that his tongue is drying out at night time, which could be made worse by the mouth piece.

TMJWorld

replied on January 24th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

no my fissures are caused by geographical tongue

Tylanas

replied on January 24th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

O.o okay then. What's geographical tongue?

TMJWorld

replied on January 24th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

here is a definition that i found

A chronic inflammation of the tongue characterized by distinct somewhat circular groupings of lesions bounded by a white band. Also called benign migratory glossitis, erythema migrans linguae, pityriasis linguae.

Tylanas

replied on January 24th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Interesting. Well, I don't know if that sounds like what the OP has... he hasn't come back.

TMJWorld

replied on January 25th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

yeah i was hoping to hear from him.

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