Hairy Tongue

A benign condition of the tongue characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance. The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Networked: 14 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Candidiasis (Moniliasis)
2.	Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer)
3.	Hypertrophy
4.	Periodontitis
5.	Mouth Neoplasms (Oral Cancer)

Experts

1.	Tschapka, Marco: 1 article (09/2015)
2.	Gonzalez-Terrazas, Tania P: 1 article (09/2015)
3.	Knörnschild, Mirjam: 1 article (09/2015)
4.	Azizi, Taghi: 1 article (04/2015)
5.	Moghadam, Mohammad-Reza-Sadeghi: 1 article (04/2015)
6.	Amin, Golshah: 1 article (04/2015)
7.	Parvin, Shahram: 1 article (04/2015)
8.	Panahi, Yunes: 1 article (04/2015)
9.	Sahebkar, Amirhossein: 1 article (04/2015)
10.	Gonsalves, Wanda C: 1 article (02/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Hairy Tongue:

1.	NicotineFDA Link 03/01/1997 - "The average prevalences for each of the different oral mucosal lesions (leukoedema, smoker's palate and hairy tongue) were found to increase with increasing consumption and nicotine uptake (Study 1); they were also independent of tar and nicotine yields from the cigarettes smoked (Study 2). "
2.	SmokeIBA 02/15/2007 - "Hairy tongue represents elongation and hypertrophy of the filiform papillae and most often occurs in persons who smoke heavily. " 01/01/2007 - "Cigarette smoke affects the oral cavity first, so it is evident that smoking has many negative influences on oral cavity, for example, staining of teeth and dental restorations, wound healing, reduction of the ability to smell and taste, and development of oral diseases such as oral cancer, periodontitis, smoker's palate, smoker's melanosis, hairy tongue, leukoplakia, oral candidiasis and implant survival rate. "
3.	PodophyllinIBA 03/01/1969 - "Podophyllin treatment of hairy tongue: a warning." 04/01/1964 - "TREATMENT OF HAIRY TONGUE WITH PODOPHYLLIN RESIN."
4.	Black hairy tongueIBA 09/28/2000 - "Hairy tongue (lingua villosa nigra)]." 01/01/2004 - "Hairy tongue or black hairy tongue is a benign condition characterized by hypertrophy of the filiform papillae that give the dorsum of the tongue a furry appearance. "
5.	Plant NectarIBA 09/01/2015 - "Grooved tongues are held in contact with nectar for the entire duration of visit as nectar is pumped into the mouths of hovering bats, whereas hairy tongues are used in conventional sinusoidal lapping movements. "
6.	PhenothiazinesIBA 10/01/1959 - "Hairy tongue in patients receiving phenothiazines: preliminary report."
7.	Melanins (Melanin)IBA 04/01/1990 - "A positive correlation could be demonstrated between tobacco use and leukoplakia, frictional white lesion, coated tongue, hairy tongue and excessive melanin pigmentation, while a negative correlation was observed for geographic tongue and aphthous ulcers. "
8.	Chlortetracycline (Aureomycin)FDA Link 05/01/1953 - "Hairy tongue; report of case following the use aureomycin ointment."
9.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA 03/15/1955 - "Pigmented hairy tongue resulting from a combination of two antibiotics."
10.	Erythema migransIBA 02/15/2007 - "Common superficial oral lesions include candidiasis, recurrent herpes labialis, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, erythema migrans, hairy tongue, and lichen planus. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Oral Hygiene (Dental Hygiene) 07/01/2005 - "Coated or hairy tongue was commonly related to poor oral hygiene, with both crude odds ratio (OR) of 3.25 (95% CI: 1.26-8.36) (P=0.021) and the logistic regression OR of 3.36 (95% CI: 1.21-9.33) (P=0.020). "