More than 50% of people experience transient lingual papillitis, a benign form of tongue bumps. Stress and anxiety can cause tongue bumps by affecting your immune system. Bumps on the tongue could be ...

A common cause is if you're eating something hard or crunchy, like a tortilla chip, or you have the throughly unpleasant ...

With hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to ...

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious — but usually mild — illness that typically affects kids under 5.

How many times have you been snacking away on a handful of chips or chewing a stick of gum and accidentally bit the inside of your cheek or tongue? Ouch. Small injuries like this, especially if you ...

Your tongue can reveal surprising truths about your overall health. From changes in colour, coating, and texture, to unusual ...

Dermatologists explain what causes warts on the tongue (hint: a common STI) and the steps you can take to treat and prevent them. Maybe you noticed it while chewing. Or maybe your tongue rubbed up ...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common form of skin cancer that can affect the tongue. At stage 1, it is highly treatable. There may be a visible sore on the tongue, but not always. SCC is the most ...