What are the causes and remedies for white tongue patches?

Hello,

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I read your query and understand your concern.

I empathize with your concerns about the dead skin patch on the lateral tongue border. I have examined the picture (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Please answer a few questions-

1. Have you ever gone to the dentist and had this patch examined before?
2. Have you undergone any dental treatment before?

I need your dental history if you would elaborate on it a bit. This can happen for several reasons that cause the tongue epithelium or skin to become thickened.

It might be due to a weak immune system, rare forms of precancerous lesions that are pretty harmless unless provoked, vitamin deficiencies, and smokers and alcoholics.

I suggest you give me your dental history first so I can formulate an exact treatment plan for the non-surgical elimination of this white lesion. Simple strategies that I can suggest to reduce the thickened patch are as follows:

1. You must use lukewarm salt water rinsing six to seven times a day, and you can use Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.2 % mouthwash every night for three months.
2. You can also apply Choline Salicylate gel with Lidocaine 2 % gel combination for 15 days on the lesion.

I hope this helps you.

Take care.

Regards.

Thank you.