Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria ...

Kennedy News and Media A woman had her tongue removed when a mouth ulcer turned out to be cancer. Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, first developed a lesion under her tongue last May, but dismissed it ...

Jessica Tappenden-Rowell had her tongue removed and reconstructed using a tattooed skin graft.

Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, first developed a lesion under her tongue last May, but dismissed it as a common mouth ulcer brought on by stress. But then, “It just started getting weirder ...

and lateral and posterior columns of the spinal cord (Figure 1G). Microscopically, lesions were characterized by infiltration of macrophages in the epicenter of acute lesions and the border of ...

What Causes Black Hairy Tongue? A black hairy tongue is caused by too much bacteria or yeast growth in the mouth. The bacteria build up on tiny rounded projections called papillae. These lie along ...

White spots on the tongue have different causes. They can look like pimple-type bumps, or they may be white canker sores with a red edge. A fungal infection is the cause of oral thrush, which has ...

About 5% to 10% of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have this type ... either as a liquid or a tablet that dissolves under your tongue. It may help you live 3 to 6 months longer.