据报道,在美国裂缝舌的发病率为2%到5%。在世界范围内的患病率各不相同,据报道,在一些地区高达21%。[1]Bouquot JE, Gundlach KKH. Odd tongues: the prevalence of common tongue lesions in 23,616 white Americans over 35 years of age. Quintessence Int. 1986;17:719-730.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3466199?tool=bestpractice.com患者通常从童年开始就有裂缝舌,但疾病可能会随着年龄的增长变得越来越突出。
毛舌的患病率差别很大,据报道,在吸烟者和大量饮用茶和/或咖啡者中发病率增加。[6]Bouquot JE. Common oral lesions found during a mass screening examination. J Am Dent Assoc. 1986;112:50-57.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3455995?tool=bestpractice.com[7]Avcu N, Kanli A. The prevalence of tongue lesions in 5150 Turkish dental outpatients. Oral Dis. 2003;9:188-195.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12974518?tool=bestpractice.com[8]Darwazeh AM, Pillai K. Prevalence of tongue lesions in 1013 Jordanian dental outpatients. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1993;21:323-324.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8222611?tool=bestpractice.com[9]Farman AG. Hairy tongue (lingua villosa). J Oral Med. 1997;32:85-91.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20488?tool=bestpractice.com[10]Motallebnejad M, Babaee N, Sakhdari S, et al. An epidemiologic study of tongue lesions in 1901 Iranian dental outpatients. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2008;9:73-80.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18997919?tool=bestpractice.com[11]Redman RS. Prevalence of geographic tongue, fissured tongue, median rhomboid glossitis, and hairy tongue among 3,611 Minnesota schoolchildren. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1970;30:390-395.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5270895?tool=bestpractice.com
在美国,地图样舌的时点患病率为1.8%,并已被证明与墨西哥裔美国人相比,白人和黑人中更普遍。[12]Shulman JD, Carpenter WM. Prevalence and risk factors associated with geographic tongue among US adults. Oral Dis. 2006;12:381-386.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16792723?tool=bestpractice.com