Knowledge About Tongue And Its Histology Among Dental Students - A Cross Sectional Survey

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Ramya Anbu, Dr.R.Priyadharshini, Dr.Suganya.P

Abstract

Background: Tongue is an extremely sensitive organ that is composed of muscles and covered by specialized mucosa. The function of the tongue includes mastication, deglutition and speech.


 


Aim: To assess knowledge about the tongue and its histology among first year dental students.


 


Materials and methods: This cross sectional  study was conducted among 100 students in a private institution in chennai. Participants were chosen randomly after obtaining permission from administration. A questionnaire was asked and data was analysed by SPSS version 23.


 


Results: There were 100 responses collected from first year students. The study showed that 79.2% were aware of tongue development among dental students and 20.8 % were not aware. The association between gender and development of tongue yields p value of 0.56 which is not statistically significant.


 


Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study ,the result suggests that the majority of the dental students were aware of the tongue and its histology. Future studies to be conducted in large samples to make the context evidence.

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