Prolonged administrator of broad spectrum antibiotics results in the formation of_______________?

Correct answer: A. Black hairy tongue

  • A. Black hairy tongue
  • B. Median rhomboid glossitis
  • C. Geographic tongue
  • D. Fissured tongue

Explanation

Broad-spectrum antibiotics disturb the normal oral flora and can allow chromogenic organisms to colonise the filiform papillae, producing black hairy tongue. The other listed conditions are not the characteristic result of prolonged antibiotic use.

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