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Tongue Disorders

Your tongue helps you taste, swallow, and chew. You also use it to speak. Your tongue is made up of many muscles. The upper surface contains your taste buds.

Problems with the tongue include

Pain
Swelling
Changes in color or texture
Abnormal movement or difficulty moving the tongue
Taste problems

These problems can have many different causes. Treatment depends on the underlying problem.

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- Tongue Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.)
Specific Conditions
- Black, Hairy Tongue(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Geographic Tongue(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Glossodynia(Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery)
- Leukoplakia(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Painful Papillae of the Tongue(Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery)
- Scrotal Tongue(Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery)
- Traumatic Injuries of the Lips and Tongue(Columbia University Medical Center, School of Dental & Oral Surgery)
- Yellow Tongue: What Causes It?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Pictures & Photographs
- Hairy Tongue(Logical Images)
Health Check Tools
- Mouth or Tongue Lesions(DSHI Systems)
- Mouth or Tongue Swelling(DSHI Systems)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tongue Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Organizations
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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Statistics
- Cancer of the Tongue(National Cancer Institute)
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Children
- Tongue-Tie (Ankyloglossia)(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
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