Unifocal Benign Migratory Glossitis: an Unusual Case Report inPediatric Patient

Abstract

The benign migratory glossitis (BMG), for having characteristics of a geographic map is popularly known as the geographic tongue. It is a pathology that affects the dorsum of the tongue, the lesions appear with irregular erythematous plates that have circular shapes with edge bounded by a white-yellowish line, slightly protruding or flat and well-defined, is benign and non-contagious. Its etiology is multifactorial, usually asymptomatic, and may vary from size, location, and duration. This work aimed to report an unusual BMG case. A male child, 3 years old, presented a single area of impapilation on the lingual dorsum, after suffering a period of stress, which is repeated every month in exactly the same area. Stress periods can be present at any time in life, and as with adults, can trigger injuries and variations in normality in children. The importance of diagnotic exercise has a direct correlation with the conduct to be taken by the dentist in favor of a good patient prognosis.