The blood microcirculation network of human's tongue with complete secondary adentia

Acguired macroglossia develops in people with complete secondary edentulism. Congenital macroglossia is merely one of the characters of Beckwith-Wiedemann’s syndrome, Down’s syndrome, hypertelorism, hyperthyroid cretinism and others [1]. The aim of the research is to detect and assess the morphofunctional change in the tongue microvasculature of people with complete secondary edentulism. Material and methods. The tongue autopsy specimens (n=19) of people with complete secondary edentulism were studied at the light optical level. The controls were autopsy specimens (n =3) of people with complete tooth alignment. Results. Macroglossia with complete secondary edentulism is characterized by enlarged striated myocytes of the skeletal muscles and the tongue muscles proper, increased adipose tissue bulk and the lingual tonsil hypertrophy. These changes have a positive correlation with the significant blood-flom increase through the microvasculature of the enlarged tongue.