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The part of the tongue that connects to floor of mouth in middle has a small swollen pocket on each side with red dot on it what could this be it does not hurt?
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Probably normal.: Tongue is a very strong muscular organ, that's coated with an outer epithelial 'skin' that has deep hills, valleys, crypts. These can appear as pockets or bumps all intermingled with each other. All this is normal. If some have red dot, may be a blood spot where tooth slightly bit tongue. Suggest: gently brush tongue--top and sides daily with soft toothbrush or tongue scraper--good oral hygiene.
Answered 11/8/2012
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Anatomy: It sounds like you just noticed your sublingual salivary glands and their ducts.
Answered 8/6/2017
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