hi. I had a few brown dots on the tip of my tongue and it doesn t hurt or anything its just annoying that it s there. It has been here for a long time looking exactly the same. I brush my teeth and clean my tongue 2 to 3 times daily, so i am not sure why it s there. Do you know why i have this and how i can get rid of this?
Thanks for sharing your concern. Painless brown dots seen on the tongue is the called HAIRY tongue or black hairy tongue. This condition is characterized by hypertrophy of the coliform papillae of the tongue with lack of, normal defamation which may be extensive and form a thick matted layer on the dorsal surface. The color of the papillae various from yellowish white to brown or even black depending upon their staining from such ext rinsing factor as tobacco, certain foods, medicine or chromogenic organism of the oral cavity.  Sometimes antibiotic like AUREOMYCIN, SODIUM PERFORATE, SODIUM PEROXIDE may cause this. Are you smoking? Discontinuation of the habit might help. This is the benign condition. Food debris often collect deep between papillae and produces irrigation of tongue. In such cases the TONGUE MAY BE BRUSHED with a tooth brush to promote defamation and remove the debris. Hope this helps thanks