Fissured tongue

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Fissured tongue, also known as scrotal tongue, is a benign condition characterized by deep grooves (fissures) in the dorsum of the tongue. This condition is harmless and no medical intervention is required.

Fissured tongue is seen in Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, in most patients with Down syndrome, and in association with geographic tongue.

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 137400
• Marquette University School of Dentistry – Images of a fissured tongue

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