There are many reasons why there are small bumps on the tongue, such as physiological phenomenon, papillitis, tongue tumor, mucous cysts and so on.
1. Physiological phenomenon: the human tongue abdomen itself exists part of the glands, such as the outline of the papilla, will be at the root of the tongue position, is a normal physiological structure of the tongue, but also contains the sublingual gland, prelingual glands and other tissues, may be mistaken for a disease.
2. Tongue papillitis: tongue papillitis can cause small bumps on the tongue, the human tongue mainly has four kinds of papillae, respectively, bacterial papillae, filiform papillae, foliate papillae, contour papillae, if inflammation occurs in the tongue papillae, it will lead to redness and swelling of the tongue papillae, which is similar to small bumps.
3. Tongue tumor: small bumps on the tongue may also be due to tongue fibroma, tongue hemangioma caused by the phenomenon.
4. Mucous cysts: When the tongue moves, the teeth friction damages the sublingual gland, which can cause mucous cysts, thus leading to the phenomenon of small bumps on the tongue.
There are many reasons that lead to bumps on the tongue, after the symptoms, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to improve the examination, clear diagnosis, and give targeted treatment, do not ignore the symptoms, and take it lightly.