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What Causes A Light White Covering On The Tongue?

I am 14, 5 6 and 135lbs. I sometimes smoke and have A light, white and thin covering of my tounge. It doesn t cover all of my tounge and is patchy in the back. There is a very faint sort of pain on the middle of my tounge when I swallow aswell. I just noticed for I have not been brusing my teeth in a while and I was wondering if its serious.
Fri, 5 Jul 2019
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Hi Dear,

Understanding your concern. As per your query light white covering on the tongue seems to be due to poor oral hygiene, dehydration, mouth breathing and geographic tongue. Oral thrush is one of the commonest cause and mainly due to poor oral cavity hygiene.

I would suggest you to

- Maintain proper oral hygiene by brushing and flossing daily.

- Do warm saline rinses and betadine gargles.

- Chew on sugar free candies.

- Do antiseptic mouthwash rinses (listerine) .

Consult oral pathologist for proper examination and doctor may scrape white tissue attached to mucosa and get it biopsied to find out exact cause. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics and artificial saliva substitute.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes A Light White Covering On The Tongue?

Hi Dear, Understanding your concern. As per your query light white covering on the tongue seems to be due to poor oral hygiene, dehydration, mouth breathing and geographic tongue. Oral thrush is one of the commonest cause and mainly due to poor oral cavity hygiene. I would suggest you to - Maintain proper oral hygiene by brushing and flossing daily. - Do warm saline rinses and betadine gargles. - Chew on sugar free candies. - Do antiseptic mouthwash rinses (listerine) . Consult oral pathologist for proper examination and doctor may scrape white tissue attached to mucosa and get it biopsied to find out exact cause. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics and artificial saliva substitute. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari