Comperative Study of Prevalence of Median Rhomboid Glossitis among Patients Attending Dentistry Colleges in Damascus and Ibb Universities


Abstract in English

Median rhomboid glossitis is considerd one of the rare lasions of the tongue and It is localized on it`s ventroposterior part. It is considered to be of fungal cause. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of median rhomboid glossitis among patients attending dentistry colleges in Damascus and Ibb universities and to compare these prevalences with eachother and with those of different published studies.

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