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Do episodes of geographic tongue usually clear up in months or do they typically persist for years?
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Life.: Geographic tongue typically persists for life.
Answered 10/5/2015
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Can persist: Geographic tongue may persist for months or years, however, the lesions or areas of inflammation usually migrate to different sites on the surface of the tongue.
Answered 7/18/2013
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