Immediately after you burn your tongue, you should drink cold water or chew ice chips to stop heat from penetrating the tissue.

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 experience a ...

You probably don’t spend much, if any, time looking at your tongue ― but this body part can actually reveal a lot about your health. Take its shape, for example. A scalloped tongue is when, as the ...

Dileep Sharma received funding for research from Australian Dental Research Foundation, NSW Dental council, Central Coast Local Health District, International Association for Dental, Oral, and ...

Dr. Gordon Ewy answers the question: 'How Does Nitroglycerin Work?' — -- Question: How does nitroglycerin work, when is it used, and why is it placed under the tongue? Answer: Nitroglycerin is ...

Clinical trials have shown that scraping and brushing the tongue can both temporarily reduce odor-causing bacteria. I’m so embarrassed by my bad breath. What can I do to make it better? Bad breath can ...

Researchers created a low-tech sensor for detecting flu virus and plan to incorporate it into into gum or lozenges to ...