What Does Your Tongue Say About Your State Of Health?

The tongue plays an important role in many functions such as chewing, swallowing, and speech. Having a healthy tongue is necessary because various diseases become visible through it.

We must take into account the color, shape and texture of the tongue because variations of it may indicate some pathology. When washing your mouth, do not forget to also use the brush to clean the tongue.



We leave you this interesting video where it shows us the different colors that our language may have and the pathologies that may be happening to us.

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Top 10 Mouth Cancer Symptoms

Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that invades and causes damage to nearby tissues. Oral cancer can affect the lips, tongue, tonsils, and salivary glands.

The early detection of cancer ensures a better recovery and success of the treatment, for that we must know the warning signs and the changes that happen in our mouth.

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Between 80% - 90% of patients with oral cancer is due to smoking or chewing tobacco. Be sure to visit your dentist and doctor regularly to prevent an injury from progressing.

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Stomatitis in children - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Stomatitis is an inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by a viral infection and occurs frequently in children. These happen through the habit of introducing objects into the mouth that are not clean.

One or more sores appear that are very painful and can be found anywhere on the oral mucosa. Its presence is related to the decrease in immunity, but it can also appear due to trauma, stress, or nutritional deficiencies.


Aphthous stomatitis can last days or weeks and usually occurs in children and adolescents, and can appear several times, they are not contagious.

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What are the complications of tongue piercing?

The use of piercings is very old and was a sign of beauty and power. Piercings are still used today as part of a fashion and it is a very widespread practice.

Tongue piercings are the most frequent, and their presence causes serious consequences to soft and dental tissues. Tongue piercing involvement is seen in the short, medium and long term.

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We share with you. a video with recommendations on the risks and consequences of tongue piercing.

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Does Oral Cancer Affect Children?

In general, childhood cancer has a low frequency, and thanks to advances in science, its mortality rate is even lower. But does oral cancer affect children?

The characteristics of cancer in children must be taken into account, in cases of a malignant tumor, it develops faster than in adults.


As always, it is important to highlight that prevention is the best way to fight cancer. Visit your pediatrician and pediatric dentist for ongoing and systematic evaluations.

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VIDEO: Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders

The temporo mandibular joint is one that joins the jaw with the skull. Muscles, tendons and bones are involved in this complex joint. Treatment is effective once the cause is found.

Temporomandibular joint syndrome is the lesion or localized pain that the patient presents in the joint.

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The reasons for the injury can be varied: dental malocclusions, blows to the jaw or joint, bruxism, stress, arthritis, etc. Additionally, other medical conditions not related to the TMJ may cause perceived pain in the jaw area.

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ORAL MEDICINE: What are tonsil stones?

Tonsil stones are small masses that lodge in the tonsils, have an unpleasant odor and are also the cause of bad breath.

The tonsils are covered with a mucosa that contains a large number of pits, and it is precisely in those pits that the remains of food and bacteria remain, which when hardened become tonsilloliths.

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These stones are not malignant, but if it is a factor of bad breath (halitosis), in case these stones are larger it can cause odinogafia (pain when passing food).

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How are diabetes and periodontal disease related?

Diabetes is a disease characterized by not having control of the blood sugar level. The human body loses this control due to the absence or decrease of the hormone called insulin, whose function is to control sugar levels in the body.

People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing gum disease. High blood sugar levels can damage various organs and the same to the gum.

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Because high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels, this reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrition to the gums, increasing the likelihood of gum and bone infections.

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Video: Dental Abscess in 3d

An abscessed tooth is a collection of pus that forms in different areas of the teeth. For example, there are periodontal, periapical and gingival abscesses.

Abscesses must be treated in time, because they can become very dangerous to your health. The patient will report pain when chewing, swelling of the gums, loose teeth, bad breath, bad taste in the mouth, etc.


A fracture of a tooth, a caries infection, or a periodontal disease are the causes of the appearance of an abscess. We share an interesting 3D video about dental abscesses.

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Bruxism: Why do you need a dental splint?

Bruxism is a pathology that consists of teeth grinding, it is known as a trigger for stress. This pathology can occur day or night, but it is more related to sleep.

The dental splint is a device that aims to treat bruxism, snoring and apnea. Patients who suffer from a mandibular disorder and bruxism, use the splint to protect from the consequences of teeth grinding or clenching.

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Bruxism brings consequences to the oral cavity, such as: tooth wear and fracture, bone resorption, jaw pain, headache. So the diagnosis and treatment must be carried out immediately.

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Black hairy tongue: Why it happens?

A curious case was published by Dr. Yasir Harmad, in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The case was the presence of a 55-year-old woman who developed a black, hairy tongue after taking antibiotics for an infected wound.

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This condition refers when the tongue papillae grow more than normal and turn black. In this condition the papillae can grow between 12 and 18 millimeters, when the usual size is 1 millimeter.

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What is Oral Thrush? Is there a cure?

Candida is an infection caused by Candida Albicans, and it is a fungus that lives in the human body. It normally appears when the immune system weakens.

When this infection appears in the baby's mouth, it can spread to the mother's nipple generating a cross infection


Candida not only appears in the mouth, it can also appear in different parts of the body, in the case of babies it usually appears in diaper areas. The symptoms are diverse but the most notable is white spots in the mouth that when removed leaves a bleeding area.

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White Tongue in Children: What Causes It?

When we appreciate a white tongue in children we can suspect several possibilities. These possibilities range from poor oral hygiene to candidiasis problems.


The professional must note the characteristics of white tongue in order to determine the diagnosis, cause and treatment. We share this video where the different diagnostics of a white tongue are explained.

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What is Erosive Tooth wear? How can I prevent it?

Dental erosion is the loss of dental tissue, but not by caries, but by acids. These acids can be caused intrinsically: reflux, vomiting, or extrinsic: by diet (sodas, acidic foods)


It is necessary to be evaluated by the dentist to treat the teeth affected by erosion and in addition to determining the cause of it. Basically you need to make a lifestyle change to keep your teeth in good shape. See with us these 2 videos that will clear all your doubts.

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White tongue and oral yeast infections look similar, but have large differences that go beyond appearance. The white tongue is basically related to poor or poor oral hygiene.


Candidiasis is an infection caused by candida albicans, and they generally occur in people who have a decreased immune system (patients on chemotherapy) or who wear dental prostheses.

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How to identify the early signs of oral cancer

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