Transient lingual papillitis (TLP), or "lie bumps," is a common inflammatory condition that affects the fungiform papillae— ...

Medical term: Papillae are small bumps on our tongue that house our taste buds. Lie bumps can range from being mildly irritating to painful, says Rhonda Kalasho, DDS, double board-certified ...

Our tongues are often overlooked as health indicators, but their appearance can reveal much about our well-being. A healthy ...

Yellow tongue is often caused by an accumulation of bacteria, debris, or yeast on the little bumps (papillae) that cover your tongue. Besides bacterial or yeast buildup, other causes of yellow tongue ...

The tongue is covered in lots of little bumps. On the walls and grooves of these bumps are thousands of tiny taste buds, too small for the human eye to see. The buds sense the taste of everything ...

raised bumps on the surface of the tongue, indentations, and/or discolored patches. A small percentage of patients also reported a burning sensation in their mouth. These findings were based on ...

“The new species is named after Professor Dr. Huynh Huy Dang, chairman of the Zoological Society of Vietnam, to honor his ...

Check out all those bumps. Most people think those are ... Now, I was a little freaked to learn that my tongue is covered with tiny hairs, but I guess it's OK if I can enjoy cake, pudding, and ...