What your TONGUE says about your HEALTH: Doctor Explains

Learn all about your tongue - what's normal and what's abnormal!

0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Vitamin B12 deficiency (Glossitis)
1:08 - Gorlin Sign (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
1:38 - Macroglossia (Big tongue)
2:32 - Mallampati Score
4:11 - White Tongue (4 causes)
6:26 - Tongue Movements
7:23 - Raynaud's Phenomenon
8:22 - Strawberry Tongue
8:59 - Geographic Tongue
9:19 - Dry Mouth (Sjogren's Syndrome)
10:10 - Hairy Tongue
11:31 - Canker sores (Oral Ulcer)
12:18 - Tongue Cancer

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

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📸 Image Credits:
By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11717223
Normal tongue: 111685568 © creativecommonsstockphotos | Dreamstime.com
Adult black hair tongue: www.cmaj.ca/content/193/16/E561
Baby black hair tongue: www.cmaj.ca/content/184/1/68
Oral hairy leukoplakia: www.cmaj.ca/content/183/8/932
Leukoplakia: www.nhs.uk/conditions/leukoplakia/
Gorlin’s Sign: By Premalatha S, Sarveswari KN, Lahiri K - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70033018
Dry mouth: www.scientificanimations.com/wiki-images/
5 tongue movements: DOI: 10.1007/s00455-020-10195-y
Mallampati: By Jmarchn - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12842847
Geographic tongue: www.cmaj.ca/content/193/36/E1424#:~:text=Geographic%20tongue%2C%20also%20known%20as,dorsal%20aspect%20of%20the%20tongue
Raynaud’s: www.cmaj.ca/content/188/15/E396
Raynaud’s: www.cmaj.ca/content/suppl/2015/07/20/cmaj.140784.DC1
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📚 References:
Tongue movements: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00455-020-10195-y