What are the causes and treatment of map tongue in children

The etiology of maple tongue in children is not clear, and there is often a clear family history of the disease. Treatment is based on treating concomitant diseases, maintaining oral hygiene, and preventing infections. Map tongue, also known as wandering lingual inflammation, is a temporary filiform papillary exfoliation inflammation, with wandering characteristics, the etiology of this disease is not clear, there is often a clear family history, in the time of the eruption of milk teeth is more common, can be accompanied by dyspepsia or intestinal parasites infections of the triggers exist. During treatment, it is important to understand the child’s sleep, digestion, diet, stool, and to treat the problems, such as gastrointestinal tablets and other drugs to help digestion, oral albendazole to treat intestinal parasites, etc., and pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene to avoid infection. Children with maple tongue should first seek medical attention and be advised by a doctor before treatment.