Gross tongue photo

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Mouth has felt weird today. Just a bit wrong, so just glanced in the mirror with my torch and it's quite disgusting!
The picture does not really show how big the lumps are but anyone got any ideas?

Supposed to be flat, since when?
Circumvallate papillae are normal

Well you see yesterday I was in the car with a buddy, he wanted to know what I was concerned about, I showed him my tongue, he told me it don’t look normal, he showed me his tongue and the front looked just like the back of his tongue.
smooth, pink, no cracks, no white film, and no bumps, :/ y’all are not doctors, and my friend is not a doctor, but we are all human. It’s better to consult with your doctor if you don’t know or if you’re worried.

Look , the doctor told me I have some bumps in my throat, and it’s not normal, now we get to do tests, I’ll let you know the juicy details after I’m done with the appointment but beware, this is not normal, my doctor has said. ☹️

But what did the doctor say about the tongue?

Doctors said tongue not normal and he is prescribing me something for thrush, and testing me for mono

and something for infections. :) go get checked out if you got a problem in ur mouth by a doctor!

Doctor says this is most common in vape users

NO! This is why if you think you have something wrong with your mouth you see a DENTIST who is used to the normal anatomy of the mouth NOT a doctor who obviously doesn’t. The tongue in that photo is perfectly normal.

I'm guessing you're not a dentist

😂😂 I’m pretty sure my doctor is the one to trust okay😂 the dentist would prob tell me I have cancer 😂 go to the doctor people I’m already feeling less stressed😅

Dentist is for teeth, doctor for symptoms

IF YOUR TOUNGE HAS BUMPS AND THEY WONT GO AWAY GO TO RHE DOCTER THERES AN ISSUE!

your tongue tells you how Heathy you are.

That's utter rubbish, dentists are excellent at identifying mouth/tongue issues and referring patients for appropriate medical treatment.

Whatever bro, suffer to the fullest extend at ur own hands than, for everyone who cares about there actual health, there gonna go to a doctor and I advise you do the same since your even on the page. I’m done here! If you have bumps and they won’t go away go to the docter !🙄

@DymosCj youe tongue is totally normal. The bumps are circumvalate papillae. Tongues have bumps

RobinHumphreys is right dentist is much better at diagnosing mouth problems. I work in secondary care and GPS refer papillae in all the time, because they aren't experts on the mouth and dentists are.

🙄remember what the doctor said

You know I think it comes down to the fact mysterious oral changes ought to be assessed by a trained medical professional. This can be either a dentist or a doctor.

Theoretically, a dentist is probably better qualified but we all know that both dentist and doctors can be a bit of a mixed bunch and few people these days have reliable access to either.

Dentist here. Perfectly normal tongue. We are specialists in this area. We know how to diagnose and treat all common oral medical conditions. My doctor colleagues had one lecture on oral medicine when we were students. We studied it for several years. We continue to study it as part of our continuous professional development.

We also know when it is appropriate to refer to an oral medicine or oral
Surgery colleague.

What does a yellow tongue mean??? 😛

You're not cleaning it properly

How do you clean a tongue? Do you mean scrub it with toothpaste, or can you buy proprietary devices? 😬

You can use a tongue scraper or just brush it with a toothbrush and a bit of toothpaste :)

so a bit like a boot scraper, then? I need to rethink my (admittedly) lack of life skills. When did scrapers become a thing? 🤐

Hi did the treatment that the doctor give you worked?

And what diagnosis dif he give to you if you don't mind sharing

Not the OP but I'd hope they said that's normally anatomy- we all look different, nothing to worry about and no treatment needed.
There are a few posters on this thread that I'm sure are dentists based on previous posts as they know way too much about dentistry to not be.