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What Do White Spots On The Tongue Indicate?

Tongue problem...abraded, white spots, go away, return, geographic tongue, have dentures...used Biotene, but quit. Will see local dentist re oral cancer screen soon. dentures porcelain, keep clean, but other "portals" dry, eyes, vagina. could it be Sjogren's?
posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Abraded white spots on tongue that comes and goes are not commonly related to cancer as cancerous lesions does not improve on its own..

So the spots can be canker sores or swollen tongue papillae that can be due to the dentures or other causes..

If you have dry mouth along with dry eyes and vagina then it can be very much due to Sjogren's syndrome..
But a confirmation can be done after a clinical examination and investigation like a blood test to rule out antibodies..

So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated..

For now if you have a dry mouth chew sugar free chewing gum, lemon drops.
Use mouth lubricant like Oralgel.
For dry eyes use artificial tear drops..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Do White Spots On The Tongue Indicate?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Abraded white spots on tongue that comes and goes are not commonly related to cancer as cancerous lesions does not improve on its own.. So the spots can be canker sores or swollen tongue papillae that can be due to the dentures or other causes.. If you have dry mouth along with dry eyes and vagina then it can be very much due to Sjogren s syndrome.. But a confirmation can be done after a clinical examination and investigation like a blood test to rule out antibodies.. So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated.. For now if you have a dry mouth chew sugar free chewing gum, lemon drops. Use mouth lubricant like Oralgel. For dry eyes use artificial tear drops.. Hope this helps.. Regards..