The document discusses the anatomy of the tongue including its intrinsic and extrinsic muscles. It notes four intrinsic muscles - the superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transverse, and vertical muscles. It lists four extrinsic muscles - the styloglossus, palatoglossus, hyoglossus, and genioglossus. The document also briefly mentions tongue conditions like macroglossia, microglossia, ankyloglossia, and aglossia. It states the role of the tongue in arranging teeth is to place them in the neutral zone. Finally, it notes the possibility of prosthetic reconstruction of the tongue.

1. Presented By:-
Dr. Shalu Shah
1st yr PG,
Dept. of Prosthodontics

2. CONTENTS

6. SUPERIOR OR DORSAL SURFACE

9. INTRINSIC MUSCLES –
• SUPERIOR LONGITUDINAL
• INFERIOR LONGITUDINAL
• TRANSVERSE MUSCLE
• VERTICAL MUSCLE
EXTRINSIC MUSCLE –
• STYLOGLOSSUS
• PALATOGLOSSUS
• HYOGLOSSUS
• GENIOGLOSSUS

11. EXTRINSIC MUSCLES

14. CN XII

19. Macroglossia
Microglossia
Ankyloglossia
Aglossia

21. Class 1 Class 2
Class 3

24. ROLE OF TONGUE IN ARRANGEMENT OF
TEETH
The teeth should be placed in Neutral Zone

29. PROSTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION OF TONGUE