ArticleOral and maxillofacial surgery2024
Cross-sectional study of sublingual varicosities: systemic exposures.
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- Association Between Cardiovascular Diseases and Lingual Varices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Multicenter study of oral and maxillofacial thrombi: analysis of 187 cases.Brazilian oral research · 2026Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine-based visual assessment of tongue features associated with current cancer vs. no cancer history: a matched case-control study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeSublingual varicose veins are a common vascular lesion with different names, such as caviar tongue or vascular malformations. This study aimed to investigate whether there is an association between sublingual varicose veins and cardiovascular diseases by observing arterial hypertension, diabetes, thrombosis, and infarction. In addition, to evaluate a series of thrombi that affected the oral cavity and to analyze their clinical aspects and relate them to possible systemic alterations.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study consisting of a sample of 134 varicosities, 23 vascular malformations, and 4 thrombosis.
resultsLingual varicosities are more frequently observed in women aged 57.4 ± 16.4 years. Hypertension was present in lingual varicosities (n = 73), as well as diabetes (n = 107), reports of thrombosis (n = 41), and infarction (n = 45). Arterial hypertension was decompensated (n = 12). The most frequent underlying diseases were diabetes (p < 0.001), infarction (p = 0.012), and thrombosis (p = 0.004), and the most commonly used drug was losartan.
conclusionIt can be inferred from the present study that lingual varicosities are related to cardiovascular diseases and can serve as a parameter to measure their decompensation.
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