Smoker's tongue (medical condition): It is seen exclusively in smokers and especially pipe smokers. It is a uniform keratosis of the hard palate and dorsal tongue with multiple red umbilicated papules that represent inflamed salivary glands.
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Smoker's tongue: term for leukoplakia.
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Smoker's tongue (medical condition): See Smokers Tongue (disease information).
»Introduction: Smokers Tongue
»Causes of Smokers Tongue
»Treatments for Smokers Tongue
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