Geographic Tongue

Your dentist or doctor will ask about your symptoms and look at your mouth and tongue. You may not know that you have geographic tongue until your ...

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Fissured Tongue

A fissured tongue may affect men slightly more often than women. It is not common to need a biopsy of a fissured tongue. If a fissured tongue cause...

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Canker Sore (Aphthous Ulcer)

They might want to test your blood to see whether a vitamin deficiency or another health condition is causing the sores. About 1 in 5 people gets c...

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Black Hairy Tongue

The name black hairy tongue may sound scary, but the condition is harmless. But as they grow, pigments from food, drinks, and possibly the bacteria...

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Dental Health and Bad Breath

Smoking or chewing tobacco-based products also can cause bad breath, stain teeth, reduce your ability to taste foods, and irritate your gums. Persi...

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What is An Abscessed Tooth?

An abscess is a pocket of pus that forms around the root of an infected tooth. If you press it and liquid oozes out, it’s a sure bet you have an ab...

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What are Hot Flashes?

About 2 in 10 women never get hot flashes. On average, however, women get hot flashes or night sweats for about 7 years. More than two-thirds of No...

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Fertility Tests for Women

Your doctor also may check levels of the hormone progesterone in your blood. By checking it each morning, you'll learn your pattern of ovulation ov...

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Amenorrhea

Amenorrhea is when you aren’t getting your periods even though you’ve been through puberty, aren’t pregnant, and haven’t gone through menopause. In...

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