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What Causes The Hardness In Tongue With Poking Papillae?

for the past few days i have been having a feeling of very dry mouth every time i get up from sleep. my tongue feels hard and the papillae are very poky to toych in the anterior tongue, it appears slightly red. there is not much burning or pain. i am 75 yrs old.
Fri, 27 Jun 2014
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Dentist, Periodontics,  's  Response
Hi
With your query, it would have been better if you had described when did you observe this like is that started after having any hit foods? Anyways it looks like you have an inflammation of tongue. Mostly these things will slowly go down in a week or so if not please visit your doctor and give him the complete history.
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Dentist,  Dr. Qazi Ammara's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for posting the query,

This could be due to allergic reaction, nutritional deficiency, dry mouth, infection.
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU TO APPLY HEXIGEL ORAL OINTMENT TOPICALLY OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
TAKE MULTIVITAMIN SUPLEMENTS.
AT HOME TAKE LUKEWARM SALINE RINSES.

TAKE CARE!
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What Causes The Hardness In Tongue With Poking Papillae?

Hi With your query, it would have been better if you had described when did you observe this like is that started after having any hit foods? Anyways it looks like you have an inflammation of tongue. Mostly these things will slowly go down in a week or so if not please visit your doctor and give him the complete history.