Lingual Traumatic Ulceration (Riga-Fede Disease): Report of a Case and Review

Authors

  • Iman Parisay Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Material Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Maryam Ghafournian Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • Mina Shafagh Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • Seyed Ahmad Mousavi Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract:

The term Riga-Fede disease has been used to describe chronic traumatic ulceration that occurs on the ventral surface of the tongue by natal and neonatal teeth in infants. It is important to diagnose the lesion and treat it by eliminating the source of trauma. In this case report, the neonatal tooth was extracted and after 2 weeks the lesion was resolved and the baby was feeding well.In addition, a review of dental and medical literature is included.

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Journal title

volume 2  issue 4

pages  142- 147

publication date 2013-12-01

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