I have a white tongue but also some white curved shapes that are white, they also turn red sometimes and itch, mostly on the tip of the tongue around that area. It starts as a tiny white dot, then forms into lines, then in 2 to 3 weeks disappeared. It has happened like 3 times. It happens there and also on the left side of the tongue.
The only thing I have found on the internet that looks like it is this pic (not me, its from reddit)
Original thread explains something similar:
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dentistry/comments/41ysfb/what_are_these_white_linescircles_on_my_tongue/
I have had discomfort in my mouth for months now, it was white for as long as I can remember but these things are annoying when they flare. The dentist said geographical tongue and prescribed a mouthwas that has chlorhexidine, 0.05% cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) 0,05% and zinc lactate 0.14% for 3 weeks now. The tongue is still white, in fact is a bit now yellowish probably from the clorhexidine. Should I continue? the white spots just cycle as usual. Im taking pics every day and will post each day once I sort them out. Im also using a tongue scrapper similar to this:
It has an identation in one side to clean the middle of the tongue groove. I guess it improves a bit and I have removed bad hygiene, but is still white and the marks still show up, I still need to go to the dentist, probably get an xray to see if I have plaque under my gums, and get the plaque on 4 of my teeth removed. He said my gums on the area with the teeth with plaque are a bit inflammed. No cavities.
I use Eutirox 75mcg each night for a thyroid that shows up with some antibodies and TSH around 4.5 so not sure if related to the mucose in the mouth.
I wonder if I could get some stool sample or some other tests that could point to somewhere more resolutive than "geographical tongue".
The only thing I have found on the internet that looks like it is this pic (not me, its from reddit)
Original thread explains something similar:
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dentistry/comments/41ysfb/what_are_these_white_linescircles_on_my_tongue/
I have had discomfort in my mouth for months now, it was white for as long as I can remember but these things are annoying when they flare. The dentist said geographical tongue and prescribed a mouthwas that has chlorhexidine, 0.05% cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) 0,05% and zinc lactate 0.14% for 3 weeks now. The tongue is still white, in fact is a bit now yellowish probably from the clorhexidine. Should I continue? the white spots just cycle as usual. Im taking pics every day and will post each day once I sort them out. Im also using a tongue scrapper similar to this:
It has an identation in one side to clean the middle of the tongue groove. I guess it improves a bit and I have removed bad hygiene, but is still white and the marks still show up, I still need to go to the dentist, probably get an xray to see if I have plaque under my gums, and get the plaque on 4 of my teeth removed. He said my gums on the area with the teeth with plaque are a bit inflammed. No cavities.
I use Eutirox 75mcg each night for a thyroid that shows up with some antibodies and TSH around 4.5 so not sure if related to the mucose in the mouth.
I wonder if I could get some stool sample or some other tests that could point to somewhere more resolutive than "geographical tongue".
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