White lesion on tongue

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Asked for Female, 23 Years

I have white lesion on my lateral side of tongue for the past 30 days...i have touched and sawn there is no pain...and the size of the lesion is not increased and it is also not decreased when compared to day 1... sometimes it looks smaller... but after eating it looks bright white round patch on my tongue...and i touched that it feels like an hard mosquito bite bump...and it looks like flat tongue without taste bud...is this serious???

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Dr. Ami Parmar

Dentist 14 yrs exp Mumbai

Hi ...sometimes taste buds gets raised due to some irritation. Oral mucosa goes under lot of changes ,whochnis normal.So nothing to worry if it's not painful.

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Consult a experienced dentist for prescription of multivitamins and it will be fine.

Health Tips

Avoid spicy and hard food for some days, as healing on tongue takes time.

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Dr. Bindiya Bhaskar

Oral Medicine and Radiology 15 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram

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It can be lichen planus or candidiasis. Based on clinical history and examination, treatment can be given. Corticosteroids or antifungal medication has to be taken based on final diagnosis. You can consult through this for prescription of medication and instructions on investigations to confirm diagnosis