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Geographic Tongue in Toddlers and Children

By Tim McMahon If your child has developed bald patches or a “map-like” appearance on their tongue you have probably already heard the diagnosis Geographic Tongue. If you’ve taken your son or daughter to the pediatrician or doctor… you may have heard, “I’m sorry there’s nothing I can do.” Most Doctors will also tell […]

What is Black Hairy Tongue?

Black Hairy Tongue
/ By Tim McMahon

By Tim McMahon Black Hairy Tongue is a tongue problem characterized by a blackish or brownish discoloration or staining of the taste buds (filiform papillae) on the surface of the tongue and what makes it “hairy” is the elongation of the papillae. Such changes often begin at the dorsal posterior (top back) of the tongue […]

Geographic Tongue: What is it?

Geographic Tongue
/ By Tim McMahon

Geographic tongue has many stages, the first stage is a fairly mild form of geographic tongue where there is only a slight loss of “taste buds” along the edges (actually Papillae). As you can see from the first photo (if you look closely) there is only a slight smooth patch along the front edge of this […]