what does it mean when you have white dots on your tongue?
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Creamy white spots could be thrush, a fungal infection (shown here). It often happens after an illness or medications throw off the balance of bacteria in your mouth. White patches that look lacy could be lichen planus, which means your immune system is attacking the tissues in your mouth.
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Lie bumps will appear as red or white swollen bumps on the tongue. Some people think they look or feel like pimples. They can be painful, even when you aren't eating or drinking.
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Examples of conditions associated with white patches or other discolorations of your tongue include: Use of certain medications, such as prolonged use of antibiotics that may bring on an oral yeast infection. Oral thrush.
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Share on Pinterest The most common cause of white spots on gums are canker scores, more widely known as mouth ulcers. Canker sores develop on the soft tissues of the mouth and around the gums. Also known as mouth ulcers, they tend to: be oval or round.
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Yellow tongue usually occurs as a result of a harmless buildup of dead skin cells on the tiny projections (papillae) on the surface of your tongue. Most commonly this occurs when your papillae become enlarged and bacteria in your mouth produce colored pigments.
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Canker sores Share on Pinterest The most common cause of white spots on gums are canker scores, more widely known as mouth ulcers. Canker sores develop on the soft tissues of the mouth and around the gums.
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Oral thrush produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue. Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis (kan-dih-DIE-uh-sis) — is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of your mouth.
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The white ring on your tongue is normal too. That is lymph fluid from your tongue piercing trying to create a scab on your tongue. However because of your mouth being moist area, your tongue piercing cannot “crust” like other piercings and create “crusties”.
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Transient lingual papillitis, also known also as lie bumps, is a temporary inflammation of the tongue's papillae. These are the tiny bumps found on the upper surface of the tongue. Lie bumps can be painful and may cause itching, extreme sensitivity, or a burning sensation on the tongue. They usually appear suddenly.
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Thrush is a yeast infection that causes white patches in the mouth and on the tongue. Thrush is most common in babies and older adults, but it can occur at any age. In babies, it is easy to mistake thrush for milk or formula. It looks like cottage cheese or milk curds.
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Your tongue can turn white when the tiny bumps (papillae) that line it swell up and become inflamed. Bacteria, fungi, dirt, food, and dead cells can all get trapped between the enlarged papillae. This collected debris is what turns your tongue white.
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Thrush causes curdlike white patches inside the mouth, especially on the tongue, palate (roof of the mouth and/or back of the throat) and corners of the mouth. If you try to scrape off the whitish surface of a patch, you will usually find a red, inflamed area that may bleed slightly.
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This white patch seems to be the result of too many cells being produced from the lining of the mouth and a protein called keratin being deposited. Leukoplakia can develop when the tongue has been irritated, and is linked with drinking too much alcohol and also with smoking.
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Inflamed papillae, or taste buds, are small, painful bumps that appear after an injury from a bite or irritation from hot foods. A canker sore is another common cause of pain on or under the tongue. This is a small, white or yellow sore that can occur for no apparent reason.
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A bright pink color on the tongue is most often due to a deficiency in iron, folic acid, or vitamin B-12. An allergic reaction to gluten can also cause this. A white tongue is usually a result of smoking, drinking alcohol or poor oral hygiene. White lines or bumps may be an inflammation called oral lichen planus.
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Does spit color matter? If your saliva appears white and thick, the culprit could be oral candidiasis, also known as thrush. This yeast infection appears as white patches on the tongue and mouth, and is most commonly seen in adults who have diabetes since the sugars in the saliva may lead to yeast growth.