Newer Classification System for Fissured Tongue: An Epidemiological Approach

Table 1

Correlation between patterning of fissuring and medical history.

Medical history	Pattern of fissuring										Total
	Central longi.		Central trans.		Branching		Diffuse		Lateral longi.
		%		%		%		%		%		%
Hypertension (HTN)	20	35.1	15	26.3	4	7.0	14	24.6	4	7.0	57	100.0
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)	2	11.1	2	11.1	7	38.9	7	38.9	0	0.0	18	100.0
Gastritis	4	44.4	0	0.0	3	33.3	2	22.2	0	0.0	9	100.0
Asthma	0	0.0	3	75.0	1	25.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	100.0
Trigeminal neuralgia	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
Syndrome associated	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	100.0
Epilepsy	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
HTN + DM	3	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	100.0
HTN + gastritis	2	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	100.0
Candidiasis + carcinoma	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
No medical history	164	56.7	22	7.6	50	17.3	37	12.8	16	5.5	289	100.0
Total	196	50.6	42	10.9	68	17.6	61	15.8	20	5.2	387	100.0

Fisher’s Exact Test (<0.001).