Microglossia This is a rare developmental condition characterised by an abnormally small tongue. This condition will cause some difficulties related to speech and swallowing. There is no treatment for this condition.

Macroglossia is a condition where the tongue is abnormally enlarged.Macroglossia may be Developmental or Associated with other conditions like a tumour of the tongue, hemangioma, acromegaly or amyloidosis

Ankyloglossia is a developmental disorder more commonly known as tongue tie. This condition occurs because of the fusion of the lingual frenum to the floor of the mouth. This usually leads to speech problems.

Fissured tongue This is a quite common developmental abnormality. Also known as scrotal tongue (the appearance of the tongue often resembles scrotum). This abnormality may also present in people with Down’s syndrome or Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Clinically, multiple grooves (fissures) are present on the surface of the tongue.

Median Rhomboid Glossitis is a lesion on the posterior midline of the tongue strongly associated with fungal infection (Candida albicans .The lesion may be flat or nodular and usually have rhomboidal shape

Geographic Tongue: This condition is also known as benign migratory glossitis. The etiology is unknown. Clinically, the lesion appears as smooth red area surrounded by raised irregular yellowish borders. The red areas may regress spontaneously, but reappear over time.

A bifid or cleft tongue (glossoschissis) is a tongue with a groove or split running lengthwise along the tip of the tongue. It is the result of incomplete fusion of the distal tongue buds.