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  2. Black hairy tongue - Wikipedia

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    Black hairy tongue syndrome (BHT [4]) is a condition of the tongue in which the small bumps on the tongue elongate with black or brown discoloration, giving a black and hairy appearance. The appearance may be alarming, but it is a harmless condition.

  3. Oral pigmentation - Wikipedia

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    It is a very common oral condition and affects 13% of the world population. It is often due to poor oral hygiene which leads to accumulation of oral bacteria and build up of keratin on the tongue surface. Black hairy tongue can also be associated with the use of certain medications such as antibiotics, prolonged coffee/tea drinking habit, or ...

  4. Tongue disease - Wikipedia

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    Tongue coating - food debris, desquamated epithelial cells and bacteria often form a visible tongue coating. [7] This coating has been identified as a major contributing factor in bad breath ( halitosis ), [ 7 ] which can be managed by brushing the tongue gently with a toothbrush or using special oral hygiene instruments such as tongue scrapers ...

  5. Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare ...

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    The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

  6. What Causes Geographic Tongue, the Mysterious Taste Bud ... - AOL

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    Also known as benign migratory glossitis, experts cover the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of geographic tongue.

  7. 'COVID Tongue' Is Definitely a Thing—Here's What It Is and ...

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    "COVID tongue refers to a rare but well-described condition in acute infection where the taste buds are attacked and temporarily damaged by the virus," Dr. Yancey explains. COVID tongue symptoms vary.

  8. Burning mouth syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 – Symptoms not present upon waking, and then increase throughout the day; Type 2 – Symptoms upon waking and through the day; Type 3 – No regular pattern of symptoms; Sometimes those terms specific to the tongue (e.g. glossodynia) are reserved for when the burning sensation is located only on the tongue. [21]

  9. Woman on antibiotics develops a 'black hairy tongue' in ... - AOL

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    A case study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising awareness about a condition being referred to as 'black hairy tongue.' Woman on antibiotics develops a 'black ...