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What Can Be The Reason For Greyish Coating On The Tongue?
I had all my teeth pulled and im on a lot of medication because I have a bad heart and lungs. but since ive had dentures, my tongue keeps a grayish coating??? what is this. I have copd and two stents in my heart. I brush my tongue with Listerine but nothing helps
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
helloo...read through ur query...the coating on tongue is just a normal for a person on medication..it can be a candidial lesion...but dont worry..be cool..u have to do brushing twice daily..do scraping of tongue...use chlorhexidine mouthwash after brushing...u get nystatin gel..u apply that on the tongue....for few weeks...maintain good oral hygiene...above all be cool and dont be stressed...dat can heal all ur diseaese...hope ur benefitted something by this..have a healthy day!!
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