White lumps on the tongue, consider may be food factors, oral lichen planus, white spots, white keratosis, ulcers and so on a variety of conditions lead to. 1. food factors: human intake of food containing albumin or oral hygiene cleaning is not in place, may lead to residual white lumps on the tongue, generally good oral hygiene cleaning, and with the use of tongue scraper and other equipment will be able to clean up. 2. Oral lichen planus: the human body due to mental factors, endocrine factors and genetic factors and other abnormalities caused by chronic inflammatory lesions of the oral mucosa, often manifested as white stripes or plaque-like damage, need to actively find the cause of the disease, the application of glucocorticosteroids and other medications to carry out treatment. 3. Oral leukoplakia: oral leukoplakia is mainly manifested as white plaque-like lesions on the oral mucosa and tongue, mainly due to long-term stimulation by alcohol and tobacco and lack of trace elements in the body and other factors, it is necessary to quit the stimulation of alcohol and tobacco in time and supplement the trace elements. 4. White keratosis: long-term mechanical or chemical stimulation of the oral cavity leads to white keratosis plaques on the cheeks and tongue, need to go to the hospital stomatology department to remove the stumps, bad restorations and other stimulating factors, and the application of retinoic acid ointment and other medications to carry out the treatment. 5. Ulcers: after the tongue injury produces ulcers, the ulcers can’t get better for a long time, the surface produces white lumpy necrotic material, you need to make the ulcers and other drugs to carry on the treatment.