What causes white spots on baby's tongue?

Many parents have found white spots on their baby's tongue. After this disease occurs, many parents become particularly worried, fearing that their children have a serious illness. They want to fully understand the causes of the white spots on their baby's tongue. The following content provides a detailed introduction for many parents, so you can fully understand the causes of the disease.

Leukoplakia is a white patch on the tongue mucosa, which can be divided into benign white keratosis and premalignant leukoplakia according to its tendency to malignant transformation. Leukoplakia on the tongue often occurs on the dorsum, ventral part or edge of the tongue. The white spots have clear boundaries and are slightly higher than the mucosal surface. The color is milky white, grayish white or yellowish white. The white spots on the ventral side of the tongue may be rough or have granular hyperplasia, or appear as wart-like protrusions, or be eroded. There may also be areas of redness interspersed among the white spots.

The cause of occurrence is: white keratosis is mostly caused by external factors, which are mainly local structural, chemical, physical and inflammatory changes. Premalignant leukoplakia is mostly caused by internal individual qualities. The internal individual qualities are different for each person. Under the same conditions, some people are prone to cancer. This internal quality is related to genetics, immunosuppression, low immune function and nutritional deficiency such as vitamin A and E.

Local stimulation factors play a very important role in the occurrence of vitiligo. Smoking is a common cause. 80%-90% of vitiligo patients have the habit of smoking, and the site of onset is often consistent with the site of smoke stimulation. Other stimuli such as chewing betel nut, alcohol, vinegar, spicy food, scalding, poor restorations, residual crowns and roots can also cause white spots. Among the systemic factors, Candida albicans infection, iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency, syphilis, as well as radiation and xerostomia are closely related to leukoplakia. The patients are mostly infants and middle-aged and elderly people, and there are more males than females (male:female=13.5:1).

The causes of white spots on baby's tongue are introduced in detail above for many parents. Therefore, after many parents have fully understood the causes of white spots on baby's tongue, in order not to affect the health of their children, they must take their children to a large hospital for a comprehensive examination. After determining the condition, they must receive correct treatment as soon as possible to allow the children to recover.