YOGYAKARTA Every change in the body, of course, is caused by certain factors. Including when a white spot appears on the tongue, which turns out to mark several things related to the health of the mouth or body as a whole.

Dental brushes and flossing are routine oral cleansing activities. According to the American Dental Association as reported by The Healthy, Friday, November 25, if a white spot appears on the tongue, it can be a sign that you need to schedule a check-up with a dentist. It is important to identify how long it has been experiencing it. Because a white spot on the tongue is not serious, it will usually disappear by itself.

However, according to milik Quarty-Sagaille, DMD., FAGD., white spots can be associated with infectious diseases. Such as mushrooms, or food, and contact irritation. This dentist's advice, if you see something that doesn't go right on your mouth, check it out.

When doctors check new or unusual spots on the mouth and tongue, it may help get rid of serious problems. The worst that happens and is characterized by white spots on the tongue is oral cancer.

Some whitespots may disappear with better dental cleaning at home. Your dentist can give instructions to increasetiring movement or flossing. Good cleaning, added Quarty-Sagaille, is the answer to many things, especially mushrooms. Well, brushing teeth, at least it needs to be done for 2 minutes and flossing every day. It's also necessary to mouthwash and undergo a healthy diet including fruit and vegetables to prevent oral infection.

Dental examination, it is necessary to do it regularly, either when you feel pain or not. If you have difficulty talking along with the appearance of white spots on the base of the tongue, it often marks the occurrence of infection, so it requires treatment.

Putik on the tongue, often experienced after a tongue piercing. Its appearance can also mark the normal healing process.

Another cause of the appearance of a white spot is irritation. Irritation can be triggered by the tongue or burned, causing white spots to appear. If this is the cause, the symptoms will disappear by themselves.

The serious cause of the symptoms of spots on the tongue is oral leukoplaia. This condition occurs due to smoking habits. In addition, infection can also be recognized by the presence of tongue white spots. Such as sexually transmitted infections, according to a dental report in Brazil in 2018. Researchers suggest that all specialists and health care services supplement diagnosises, including diagnosing syphilics.


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