dc.contributor.author | Sohal, Karpal S | |
dc.contributor.author | Owibingire, Sira S | |
dc.contributor.author | Moshy, Jeremiah R | |
dc.contributor.author | Odhiambo, Walter A | |
dc.contributor.author | Lubasha, Boniphace | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-04T05:36:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-04T05:36:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sohal KS, Owibingire SS, Moshy JR, Odhiambo WA, Lubasha B. Effectiveness of mixture of aspirin and ethanol regimen in the management of geographic tongue: a prospective study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 May 10;85(6):2540-2544. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000785. PMID: 37363473; PMCID: PMC10289774. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37363473/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163791 | |
dc.description.abstract | Geographic tongue is usually an asymptomatic inflammatory disorder of the tongue; however, symptomatic cases do occur and require treatment. Several management strategies have been reported yet they are neither specific nor curative.
Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of an aspirin-ethanol mixture in the management of geographic tongue.
Methods: In this prospective study, an analysis of medical reports of symptomatic cases of geographic tongue managed using an aspirin-ethanol mixture was done. The treatment regimen involved dissolving 3 mg of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) into 1 ml of 70% v/v ethanol. Then a sterile gauze is soaked in the prepared mixture and is topically used to clean the tongue with gentle pressure for 2-3 min.
Results: The records of 23 patients were analyzed. There were more females (19, 82.6%), and the age range of patients was 15-43 years (mean age of 23.4 years). The symptoms that the patient described included: oral discomfort, burning sensations of the tongue, pain, and loss of taste. Only 21 (91.3%) patients were asymptomatic at 3 months of follow-up.
Conclusions: Short-term topical application of the aspirin-ethanol mixture was shown to be effective in treating symptomatic geographic tongue. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | aspirin; ethanol; geographic tongue; symptomatic. | en_US |
dc.title | Effectiveness of mixture of aspirin and ethanol regimen in the management of geographic tongue: a prospective study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |