Medical term: Papillae are small bumps on our tongue that house our taste buds. Lie bumps can range from being mildly irritating to painful, says Rhonda Kalasho, DDS, double board-certified ...

Tongue cancer develops when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably on the tongue's surface. A sore or bump on the side of the tongue that doesn't go away is often the first sign of tongue cancer. As the ...

Symptoms usually clear up within one to five days and can include: Eruptive lingual papillitis is associated with multiple ...