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Glossal double fissures in pre‐ and post‐natal human specimens
Author(s) -
Farman Allan G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1977.tb01805.x
Subject(s) - tongue , anatomy , thickening , tip of the tongue , medicine , pathology , chemistry , polymer science
. Glossal double fissures were found in a similar proportion of both pre‐ and postnatal tongue specmens. The condition was found in both sexes and in subjects of Negro, Caucasian and mixed ethnic origins. In cross‐section, the area bounded by the fissures varied from raised to flat or depressed. Histologic analysis suggested that the double fissure appearance was a reflection of the topography of the subjacent muscle bundles and that true fissuring, when present, was probably a secondary phenomenon akin to acquired plication.