There are many reasons you can develop bumps on your tongue. Often, these growths are common, not serious, and tend to resolve without intervention. Studies have found over 50% of people ...

Bumps on your tongue may be lie bumps, canker sores, cold sores, or in rare cases, oral cancer. Lie bumps are common and happen when the small bumps on your tongue become inflamed. Oral cancer is ...

What are canker sores? Canker sores are small sores on the tongue, gums, lips, or inside of the cheeks, says Jeffy. These painful, round sores are often white or yellow with a ring of redness ...

Classic lingual papillitis causes a few red, whitish, or yellow-colored raised bumps on one area of the tongue—typically on the tip or sides. Symptoms usually clear up within one to five days ...

If you have leukoplakia, you may get white sores or patches on your gums, as well as on the bottom of your mouth and inside your cheeks. Your tongue may also appear white. The possible causes of ...