Generally speaking, a tongue’s color will fall somewhere between a pale pink and dark red, with a thin, white-ish layer of keratin on top.Photograph: 4FR/Getty Images Once, at a party, a woman said ...

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 ...

A white tongue is surprisingly common and usually harmless, but it can feel alarming if you don’t know what’s behind it. In ...

There are mainly two reasons for tongue-tie, i.e. either the frenum is too short, tight or didn’t move back down the tongue ...

White patches on your tongue could be a sign of oral thrush or leukoplakia. If your tongue is black, it is usually a sign of dead skin cells from poor oral hygiene or certain medications. Reach out to ...

Updating an ancient form of health diagnosis with modern machine learning, researchers have developed a remarkable system that can reveal a range of medical conditions just by looking at your tongue.

That pink muscle in your mouth isn’t just for tasting ice cream and awkward first kisses. Your tongue might be the most overlooked diagnostic tool in your entire body—a health barometer that changes ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - It’s a body part that you probably don’t pay a lot attention to, but how your tongue looks and functions can provide clues about your overall health. Doctors say a normal, ...

The connection between oral hygiene and overall health has gained increasing attention in recent years, with research revealing surprising relationships between mouth health and various bodily systems ...

MIAMI - You know to check your skin for cancer, do self-breast exams, and monitor things like heart rate, blood sugar, or blood pressure. But did you know that keeping an eye on your tongue can help ...

Medical researchers are claiming that their new artificial intelligence algorithm can detect with near-perfect accuracy what ails you — all by looking at your tongue. The proposed research system ...