The patients whose tongue was resected or whose hypo
glossal or lingual nerve was sacrificed during surgery were excluded in this mobility or sensation test.
This benign condition may occur at extra
glossal sites, such as soft palate, uvula, floor of the mouth, gingiva, buccal mucosa and labial mucosa.7,8 This condition may occur at any age group.
Axonal degenerative changes have been demonstrated in
glossal terminal nerve fibres and sensory changes have been shown to be present in burning mouth patients, particularly perception of heat, cold, taste and nocioceptive stimuli.
Infeccoes localizadas na cavidade oral e regiao de cabeca e pescoco, incluiram abscesso molar, abscesso
glossal, glossite, linfadenite submandibular, sialodenite submandibular, angina de Ludwig e tetano cefalico.