What to do when the tongue is cut off

When a person has a severed tongue, a condition also called the scrotal tongue, what you should do is to maintain good oral hygiene by brushing your teeth, using dental floss and wiping your tongue very well to remove any leftover food. accumulating in the fissures of the tongue allow the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath. It is also important to use mouthwash at least once a day.

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No specific treatment is necessary because the fissured tongue is a characteristic of the person and can not be solved definitively.

But if the person has the tongue apparently healthy and when eating pineapples arises a small cut in the tongue that causes ardencia, what can be done is to wash the mouth with water to remove the acidity of the fruit.

How to identify fissured tongue

Normally the person does not present any characteristic symptom, being evident that it has the whole tongue cut through its observation, as it shows the image:

However, some people report that they feel pain or sting when eating spicy, salty or acidic foods and may have bad breath due to the accumulation of food debris inside the fissures, which promote the growth of bacteria inside the mouth. A person with a fissured tongue is more likely to have oral candidiasis, so keep your mouth clean by brushing your teeth and tongue every time after eating.

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What Causes Fissured Tongue

Cracks in the tongue can be 2 to 6 mm deep and do not have a specific cause being a genetic trait that the person possesses, and therefore can be observed since childhood and tends to become more pronounced with aging.

The most affected people are those who have Down Syndrome, psoriasis, or who have a syndrome such as Sjögren's Syndrome, Melkersson-Rosentha Syndrome or acromegaly, for example. In addition, people who have the geographical language, which is when the taste buds become more evident, forming a kind of 'map' on the tongue, usually also has the tongue fissured.