Journal of Health and Dental Sciences
2022: Journal of Health and Dental Sciences

COATED TONGUE TREATMENT USING TONGUE SCRAPER ALL OVER THE SURFACE OF TONGUE DORSUM (PERAWATAN COATED TONGUE MENGGUNAKAN TONGUE SCRAPER PADA SELURUH PERMUKAAN DORSUM LIDAH)

Indah Puti R Sabirin (Department of Oral Medicine Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Indonesia)
Mega Zhafarina (Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Jul 2022

Abstract

A coated tongue is characterized by a white, yellowish-brown, or blackish-coloured coating on the tongue's surface. Coated tongues are formed from debris consisting of bacteria on the dorsal surface of the tongue, a large number of desquamated epithelial cells derived from the oral mucosa, leukocytes from periodontal pockets, and blood metabolites, and a variety of different nutrients. Score according to Gomez's justification to see the colour change in this case score one and Miyazaki classification to see the distribution of the spread of white plaque in the case of score 3. The treatment plan in this case provides medication in the form of chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash 0.2% and an emphasis on maintaining oral hygiene and using tongue scraper aids. Patients were asked to do one week and five weeks of control to see the development of lesions in the form of white plaque. DOI : 10.54052/jhds.sd22.p177-184

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Journal Info

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jhds

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Subject

Dentistry

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Journal of Health and Dental Sciences or JHDS is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting health and dental sciences generated from health and dental basic sciences, clinical, and community or public health and dental researches to integrate research in all aspects of human ...