Suggest Treatment For White Spots On The Tongue

Posted on Thu, 16 Mar 2017

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Question : they found a small white spot on the lower part of my tongue.My Dentist has scheduled a oral surgeon to take a look or biopsy.There has no soreness and etc.

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Biopsy will clear the cause.

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Thanks for the query..

A small white spot on tongue does not always need to be anything serious or cancerous so do not worry..

A biopsy can help in confirmation of the exact cause of the spot..

You can get a clinical examination done and if the oral surgeon advise to then get a biopsy done and please upload the report here too so that I can guide you accordingly..

Please write back for more queries..

Regards..

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