Question 1

i have a small black spot on the side of my tounge.  i just noticed today after brushing. i have good hygiene, non tobacco. doesnt hurt.should i worry?

Accepted Answer

See a dentist: Black spots may vary, caused by pigmentation, exposure to chemicals, pre-hairy tongue, tongue piercing or oral cancer. 
Rec.: see your dentist for evaluation and diagnosis. It will help you determine whether or not your condition is serious and what kind of treatment is necessary.
Good luck.

Question 2

hello, i noticed i have a tiny dark red dot on the side of my tongue, it does not hurt and the rest of my tongue is completely normal, i was wondering if it was due to my smoke use? i occasionally use tobacco wraps

Accepted Answer

Likely related: Best would be to have your physician or dentist to evaluate and stop using tobacco for a while. Time will offer the exact answer to your question. If the lesion stays or grows your physician will also get a sense of its dynamics.

Question 3

i use dipping tobacco and have been for 3 years, i can taste my food but not my dip as much towards the tip and middle of my tongue.. i am 18 yrs old?

Accepted Answer

Known side effect of: tobacco on taste buds.  Food gets its flavor partially from taste buds on the tongue but also largely from our sense of smell.  Besides taste, tobacco can cause more harmful effects:  dental caries, gum disease and recession, halitosis, and more importantly, oral cancer, beginning with leukoplacia, or white patches on the tissue.  Make a decision to quit the habit now!  Your doctor can help.

Question 4

i have a small bump under my tongue.  it's not painful only sometimes when touched. i don't smoke or use tobacco.. it's concerning.  should i see a dr?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, concerned enough to see evaluation by oral surgeon or ENT doc.

Question 5

can you get tounge cancer from chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Yes, unfortunately: Chewing tobacco is one of the risk factors for oral cancer including tongue cancer. If you do chew tobacco-please consider to stop.

Question 6

hi its almost from 6-7 years i have black patches on both side of my tongue and tongue tip. i do chew tobacco. it doesnt have any lumps bumps or any symptoms. just asymptomatic patches on the tongue shoul i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

: Absolutely you should be concerned, cancer detected and treated in the first 6 months has an over 80% survival rate, oral cancer detected after 6 months has an 80% mortality rate.  These are significant statistical differences. Please go and get checked immediately, and try to stop the habit.

Question 7

how much tobacco must you smoke to get tongue cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not Known, so Stop!: Tobacco causes cancer.  How much and when we don't know.  Not only do different people have different body types and differing resistance, but other factors also are important.  For example, alcohol consumption also adds to the risk of oral cancer.   Don't take a chance, don't use tobacco!

Question 8

do melanoma causes black patches both side of the tongue? i have black patches on both side of the tongue from 6 years what it could be . i have no other symptoms rather than patches ? please answer properly i do use tobacco.?

Accepted Answer

: It is very unusual to have melanoma on the tongue however the best thing is to have a doctor evaluate and probably biopsy it to tell you what it is since different things like some bacteria overgrowth on the tongue could do that and you are right it is associated with smoking in some people. There other things like Puetz Jeghers Syndrome especially if it has been in your family.

Question 9

why is the undersurface of my tongue is sore when i touch my tongue to it could this be bad? yes i use tobacco.

Accepted Answer

Could be: if it's bothering you , you should have a health professional see it.
AND STOP USING TOBACC NOW, WHILE ITS'S NOT TOO LATE!!

Question 10

whats the cause of a lump in the tongue.it looks like a normal tongue but when you pinch it a little hard pea sized bump is movable. im 16 no tobacco.

Accepted Answer

It depends. : Where on the tongue is the lesion? If it's on the side, it could be a traumatic lesion from biting. It's hard to say definitively without seeing it getting more information. Best option is to get a biopsy of it.

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I have a small black spot on the side of my tounge. i just noticed today after brushing. i have good hygiene, non tobacco. doesnt hurt.should i worry?

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Hello, i noticed i have a tiny dark red dot on the side of my tongue, it does not hurt and the rest of my tongue is completely normal, i was wondering if it was due to my smoke use? i occasionally use tobacco wraps

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I use dipping tobacco and have been for 3 years, i can taste my food but not my dip as much towards the tip and middle of my tongue.. i am 18 yrs old?

A member asked:

I have a small bump under my tongue. it's not painful only sometimes when touched. i don't smoke or use tobacco.. it's concerning. should i see a dr?

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Can you get tounge cancer from chewing tobacco?

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Hi its almost from 6-7 years i have black patches on both side of my tongue and tongue tip. i do chew tobacco. it doesnt have any lumps bumps or any symptoms. just asymptomatic patches on the tongue shoul i be concerned?

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How much tobacco must you smoke to get tongue cancer?

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Do melanoma causes black patches both side of the tongue? i have black patches on both side of the tongue from 6 years what it could be . i have no other symptoms rather than patches ? please answer properly i do use tobacco.?

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Why is the undersurface of my tongue is sore when i touch my tongue to it could this be bad? yes i use tobacco.

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Whats the cause of a lump in the tongue.it looks like a normal tongue but when you pinch it a little hard pea sized bump is movable. im 16 no tobacco.

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