Open AccessThe Prevalence and Correlates of Fissured Tongue Among Outpatients in Andkhoy City, Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hassan Hamrah,
Ali Baghalian,
Sara Ghadimi,
Saeedeh Mokhtari,
Mojgan Kargar,
Maryam Khosrozadeh,
Toba Dahi,
Abdurrahman Charkazi,
Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah,
Mohammad Hussain Hamrah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s323428
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , tongue , logistic regression , smokeless tobacco , outpatient clinic , population , epidemiology , demography , tobacco use , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Fissured tongue is a common manifestation of the tongue, marked by the presence of multiple prominent grooves or fissures on the dorsal surface of the tongue. However, there is a lack of studies focusing on the prevalence and factors associated with fissured tongue among patients attending an outpatient clinic in Afghanistan.