Tongue

Overview

The tongue is a muscular organ of the oral cavity, composed of interlacing intrinsic and extrinsic skeletal muscles covered by a specialized mucosa bearing taste buds, that is essential to mastication, swallowing, taste, and the articulation of speech. It is highly vascular and richly innervated, receiving motor supply from the hypoglossal nerve and sensory and gustatory innervation from branches of the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves, and its mobility and tone are central to oral and pharyngeal function. The tongue is subject to congenital anomalies such as ankyloglossia, inflammatory and ulcerative conditions, cystic lesions, and neoplasia, and as part of the upper aerodigestive tract it is a frequent site of oral cancer. Research relevant to this area examines oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and the prognostic value of microvessel quantification, oral ulceration and lingual cysts, and the molecular landscape of oral cancer including TP53 mutations. Further work addresses oral mucosal disease such as lichen planus, the relationship between nutrition, the microbiota, and oral health, and surgical conditions of the oral cavity. The field connects oral pathology, head and neck oncology, and otolaryngology. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to the tongue and oral cavity, including tongue carcinoma, oral lesions, and the pathology of the oral mucosa.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 76 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Global synthesis of serotype diversity transmission dynamics and socioeconomic impacts of foot and mouth disease
  2026 · Discover Viruses
• Integrative Computational Analysis of TP53 Exon 5–6 Mutations in Oral Cavity, Prostate, and Breast Cancers in a Senegalese Population
  2026 · Genes
• The role of vitamin D deficiency in the development and severity of oral lichen planus: a case-control study
  2025 · Clinical Oral Investigations
• Strategies utilized and challenges faced by stakeholders while managing epilepsy in African schools: A scoping review
  Seth Selassie Dzah et al. · 2025 · Epilepsy & Behavior
• Strategies utilized and challenges faced by stakeholders while managing epilepsy in African schools: A scoping review
  2025 · Epilepsy & Behavior
• Clinical predictors of disease severity in oral lichen planus
  2025 · Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
• The role of vitamin D deficiency in the development and severity of oral lichen planus: a case-control study
  2025 · Clinical Oral Investigations
• Using the modified OSA-questionnaire to determine the prevalence of a high risk of severe obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome.
  V. Vathanophas et al. · 2025 · Congenital Anomalies

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