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Originally Posted by clavus
Geographic tongue:
I know it can cause occasional denuding of the tongue in places. But does this happen to the back of the tongue? Like the way way back, down your throat, causing minor pain in the throat and ears? There is a pattern of large deunded buds that are just parely visible at the far back of my tongue. A gag-inducing glance down my throat with a mirror revealed that they continue down my throat. Is this normal, an extension of geographic tongue, or do I have deadly tongue cancer?
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It doesn't sound like tongue cancer but I cannot say one way or the other based on a message board.
PLEASE see a dentist if you are concerned.
It also doesn't sound like geographic tongue, which is completely benign and asymptomatic except for the funny-looking tongue. You may actually be looking at your circumvalate papillae (google it so you know what they look like), and these are supposed to be there along the back of your tongue. The pain in throat & ears could be a concern and I'd have it checked by
both a good dentist and MD
WRT Crest White strips, see my answer to this question in post #26. I'm here if you still have questions.
Charlatan: I'm sorry but I really don't know much about ortho (we learn a very limited amount of it in dental school so that we don't realize how easy it is). I do know that it is MUCH easier to move teeth at a young age.