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What Could Bumps And White Patches On Tongue Suggest?

i need to find out how bad the infection is in my mouth well the whole roof of my mouth is one big white patch that travels down the back of my throat and on the side of my tonsils and is spreading to my cheeks and on my tongue is a whole bunch of little bumps and a sore thats not hurting what could it be?
Fri, 13 Nov 2015
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have bumps and white patches on tongue which seems to be due to two main reasons such as due to fungal infection/ oral thrush due to poor nutrition , poor oral hygiene and antibiotics in case of sinus infection. It can occur due to excessive dryness due to infection. I would suggest you to consult oral pathologist for proper examination and rule out causes like lichen planus and geographic tongue and also ENT surgeon for proper treatment of sinusitis . For now clean your tongue properly and do antiseptic mouthwash rinses (Listerine), maintain proper oral hygiene , suck on sugar free candy and keep yourself hydrate by drinking plenty of water.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Could Bumps And White Patches On Tongue Suggest?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have bumps and white patches on tongue which seems to be due to two main reasons such as due to fungal infection/ oral thrush due to poor nutrition , poor oral hygiene and antibiotics in case of sinus infection. It can occur due to excessive dryness due to infection. I would suggest you to consult oral pathologist for proper examination and rule out causes like lichen planus and geographic tongue and also ENT surgeon for proper treatment of sinusitis . For now clean your tongue properly and do antiseptic mouthwash rinses (Listerine), maintain proper oral hygiene , suck on sugar free candy and keep yourself hydrate by drinking plenty of water. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari