How to treat map tongue in adults

Adults have less map tongue than children, and if there is no obvious pain or discomfort, no special treatment can be given, it is an atrophy of the tongue papillae. Psychological guidance is more important than medication, and eliminating the patient’s anxiety is the main goal of treatment. If there is pain or allergic reaction, pain medication or hormonal drugs can be applied. If the map tongue is accompanied by a grooved tongue or if there is an infection, local anti-inflammatory symptomatic treatment can be applied, and hot, spicy, acidic and hard foods must be avoided to aggravate the irritation of the map tongue. You can also consider oral vitamin B drugs, some can also use Chinese herbal medicine for evidence-based treatment, generally no specific symptoms, you can also do without treatment.