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Atrophic lesions of the tongue among diabetic outpatients: their incidence and regression
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.tb01806.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , atrophy , medicine , tongue , diabetes mellitus , pathology , endocrinology , physics , optics
. A review of 121 diabetic outpatients over periods of 3 months to 1 year revealed that, while some cases of glossal central papillary atrophy persist, others regress. The incidence of new cases maintained the prevalence at a relatively constant level.