Table 2 Clinical presentation of the affected students in three central schools; Tsirang, 2018
STUDENTS (N = 204) | |
|---|---|
Presenting complaints | |
Burning Sensation | 158 (77.0%) |
Pain | 153 (75.0%) |
Impaired Taste | 100 (49.0%) |
Intolerance to spicy food | 95 (47.0%) |
Fissured Tongue/Depapillated | 34 (16.6%) |
Clinical presentation | |
Fissured Tongue | 172 (84.3%) |
Depapillated Tongue | 147 (72.1%) |
Allergic Stomatitis | 42 (20.6%) |
Median Rhomboid Glossitis | 35 (17.2%) |
Foliate Papillitis | 30 (14.7%) |
Oral Candidiasis | 26 (12.7%) |
Recurrent Apthous Stomatitis | 11 (5.4%) |
Others | 13 (6.3%) |