THE TONGUE, LIKE much of our human anatomy, works so unobtrusively that we may be
excused for taking it for granted. It has, of course, a time-honoured place in the diagnosis of …

This study was made while carrying out 1, 953 complete physical examinations in the Health
Centres Service of the Union Health Department, South Africa. The surface of the tongue, it …

Diseases of the Alimentary Tract covers topics about the symptoms, diagnosis, and
treatment of several diseases of the alimentary tract. The book describes the causes …

A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in acute leukemia adult patients in order to
characterize oral mucosal conditions in acute leukemia, and to analyze their association …

This socio-cultural study of promotional language covers 150 years of press notices. The
aim is to discover how marketing language evolved through time. The inquiry begins in 1803 …

Fordyce granules (1) represent collections of sebaceous glands in the buccal mucosa, lips,
retromolar region, gingiva, alveolar mucosa, palatoglossal fold, or less frequently, the …

Optical microscopical studies were carried out on biopsies from 22 patients affected by
saburral tongue (ST). The histopathological pattern consisted of a papillomatous acanthosis …

In the physical examination of the head and neck the oral cavity too frequently receives
cursory consideration. The purpose of this clinic is to present an outline of the many local …