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A member asked:

Slept with mouth opened woke up with very dry tongue and little white spot in the middle of the mouth... will see md ..should i be worried?

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No: Shouldn't be worried. Though if you are a smoker it is advisable to have it evaluated in the next week or two.

Answered 4/5/2014

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