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  2. Transient lingual papillitis - Wikipedia

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    Transient lingual papillitis is generally diagnosed based on patient presentation, meaning where it is located in the mouth and how big the bump is. [8] The visual presentation can also accompany various signs and symptoms such as difficulty eating, having a "strawberry tongue", increased saliva production, and a burning or tingling sensation. [9]

  3. Neck-tongue syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS), which was first recorded in 1980, [1] is a rare disorder characterized by neck pain with or without tingling and numbness of the tongue on the same side as the neck pain. [2] Sharp lateral movement of the head triggers the pain, usually lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes. Headaches may occur with the onset ...

  4. Frenulum of the tongue - Wikipedia

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    The condition manifests as pain and soreness on the undersurface of the tongue, [16] and sometimes the throat. [15] The ulceration of the lingual frenum caused by cunnilingus is typically oriented horizontally, the lesion corresponding to the contact of the ventral tongue with the incisal edge of the mandibular incisor teeth when the tongue is ...

  5. The Surprising Relationship Between Oral Health and IBD - AOL

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    But as future research learns more about how bacteria in the mouth may lead to IBD, addressing an oral bacteria imbalance might help delay or prevent disease progression, Cohen-Mekelburg hypothesizes.

  6. Fimbriated fold of tongue - Wikipedia

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    The fimbriated fold of tongue, also plica fimbriata, is a slight fold of the mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue which runs laterally on either side of the frenulum. The free edge of the fimbriated fold occasionally exhibits a series of fringe-like processes. (Fimbria is Latin for fringe).

  7. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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    While identifying the causes of tongue thrust, it is important to remember that the resting posture of the tongue, jaw, and lips are crucial to the normal development of the mouth and its structures. If the tongue rests against the upper front teeth, the teeth may protrude forward, and adverse tongue pressure can restrict the development of the ...

  8. Burning mouth syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The International Association for the Study of Pain defines burning mouth syndrome as "a distinctive nosological entity characterized by unremitting oral burning or similar pain in the absence of detectable mucosal changes" [1] and "burning pain in the tongue or other oral mucous membranes", [8] and the International Headache Society defines it ...

  9. Ankyloglossia - Wikipedia

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    Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly that may decrease the mobility of the tongue tip [1] and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. [2]