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Tongue burns and has sections or dents. what could be wrong?
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Multiple causes: It could be be number of things like candida infection, allergy, systemic condition or a nerve dysfunction. I would suggest seeing an orofacial pain or oral medicine specialist.
Answered 3/21/2015
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