Be sure to consult with your doctor if your tongue appears: White: Often indicates fungal infections, such as oral thrush.

If you have pain with white spots in your mouth or they don't go away within a few weeks, talk to your healthcare provider. When you don't brush and floss regularly, bacteria and yeast can build up on ...

In this political season, some cynics suggest that if an elected officials lips are moving, he or she is lying. Buddha called ...

Yellow tongue is often caused by an accumulation of bacteria, debris, or yeast on the little bumps (papillae) that cover your tongue. Besides bacterial or yeast buildup, other causes of yellow tongue ...

In the world of oral hygiene, brushing your teeth and flossing often take center stage. But there's an unsung hero in the ...

In traditional Chinese medicine, for example, different sections of the tongue are associated with different organs. The ...

Once, at a party, a woman said she could tell everything she needed to know about my friend by looking at her tongue. My friend dutifully opened her mouth, and after a few moments of careful ...

Children's tongues can harbor bacteria that lead to cavities. It gets rid of the bad bacteria that causes tooth decay and other dental problems by simply cleaning the tongue.

Islands, long recognized as hotbeds of biological diversity, are just as much engines of linguistic diversity. Drawing on a ...

Andy Murray has poked fun at Liam Broady over the latter's involvement in the ongoing Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia.