title: Isolated congenital bifid tongue.
abstract: Human growth and development is a meticulously planned and precisely executed process. Even a mild disturbance can have clinically significant manifestations later on. Even today, ancient beliefs and practices override/delay patient's aspiration for seeking treatment as seen in the case report presented here. Congenital bifid tongue in association with various other orofacial abnormalities has been reported, many of which have been linked to various syndromes. But congenital bifid tongue occurring in the absence of other orofacial abnormalities is very rare. Here, we discuss a case of bifid tongue involving the anterior one-third of tongue, reported in a 45-year-old male patient unusually with no other intraoral abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Golden Hills, Vattappara, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kumar L K
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Surej
authors.forename: Nikhil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kurien
authors.forename: Madhu P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sivan