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What Causes Thickening Under The Tongue?
My sister mentioned today that she had for the past two to three weeks a feeling of thickening
under the tongue, for some reason she looked at it, not sure if it was bothering her and noticed
a black spot under the tongue I beleive on the floor of the tongue.
What is this?
under the tongue, for some reason she looked at it, not sure if it was bothering her and noticed
a black spot under the tongue I beleive on the floor of the tongue.
What is this?
Wed, 25 May 2016
Hello,
I can understand your concern. Thickening under tongue could be an infection or inflammation of the minor salivary gland or presence of a cyst or tumor in the floor of the mouth. It could be even nothing and just a vague feeling that may disappear after a while. A black spot under the tongue could be melanin pigmentation or presence of a prominent vein.
However, as your sister distinctly feels the thickening, I would advise to go to a dentist once for physical examination and ruling out if there is really presence of some pathology.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
I can understand your concern. Thickening under tongue could be an infection or inflammation of the minor salivary gland or presence of a cyst or tumor in the floor of the mouth. It could be even nothing and just a vague feeling that may disappear after a while. A black spot under the tongue could be melanin pigmentation or presence of a prominent vein.
However, as your sister distinctly feels the thickening, I would advise to go to a dentist once for physical examination and ruling out if there is really presence of some pathology.
I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Let me know if you have follow up questions.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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