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Why would the floor of my mouth be white? under my tounge where the ferlum is instead of red... its under my tongue and its not like oral thrush.. so what else could cause that?

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Leukoplakia : Leukoplakia can cause areas of the mouth under the tongue to be white, this can be caused by complication side effects of chewing tobacco

Answered 1/5/2020

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