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I have a painful white bump on the tip of my tongue, but when i looked at it it almost looks like a millimeter white string on my tongue what is it??
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Difficult to: say. Start with a thorough dental exam followed by a visit to your PCP for a physical exam with blood work including VitD-3 25-OH and Vit B12 assays.
Answered 1/5/2019
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