Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Keep your mouth clean by brushing your teeth and flossing twice daily ...

Tongues are an essential muscle. They help people speak and chew and taste food. However, sometimes a tongue’s appearance can change. They can develop bumps, change color, or become hairy in ...

Our tongues rarely get the attention they deserve as health indicators, yet their appearance can reveal surprising information about our overall wellbeing. A healthy tongue should appear pink, moist, ...

The likelihood of curing tongue cancer can depend on factors such as a person’s overall health and age, the size of the tumor, and whether the cancer has spread beyond the tongue. Squamous cell ...

I’ve developed crusty, white patches on my tongue. Should I be worried? And what can I do to get rid of them? Dr Ellie replies: New patches or lesions on the tongue should always be reviewed by a GP ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Cancer is a tough battle for anyone diagnosed with it. The treatments can be brutal—chemo, radiation, and surgery take a toll on the body, and depending on where ...

Macroglossia happens when your tongue is enlarged or oversized. It’s also called a “big tongue” or “enlarged tongue.” Since the tongue is part of your digestive system, it’s considered to be a ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Cancer — we all know it’s a tough battle for anyone diagnosed with it. The treatments can be brutal – chemo, radiation, and surgery take a toll on the body, and ...

Shirley Chung of Top Chef fame is opening up about her tongue cancer diagnosis. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Chfshirleychung via Instagram, Danny Moloshok/Reuters) A few months later, and ...

Cancer. We all know it’s a tough battle for anyone diagnosed with it. The treatments can be brutal. Chemo, radiation, and surgery all take a toll on the body, and depending on where the cancer is, ...