White language in the child

Surely many mothers noticed that at the next preventive examination with a pediatrician, the doctor is carefully examining the mouth of the crumbs. Which is not surprising, because the condition of the oral cavity of the baby is an informative indicator that will tell not only when to wait for another tooth and whether the neck is quiet. But he will also warn about more serious diseases, which at first can not manifest themselves. In particular, the child's white tongue, will tell about the presence of some health problems.

Why does the child have a white tongue?

Normally, the language of a healthy child is uniform and pale pink. An exception may be a thin layer of white plaque in the tongue of an infant who appears due to the consumption of breast milk or an adapted mixture. In children older, a thin white coating on the tongue can be present immediately after awakening. The cause for concern is not, if such a raid quickly disappears after hygienic procedures.

Be vigilant and consult a doctor if the child:

• white coating on the tongue persists throughout the day;
• the plaque acquires a yellow or gray hue;
• there are white patches and spots with bleeding sores;
• the thickness of the plaque layer gradually increases.

In such situations, it is only the qualified specialist who can determine the reason why the child's tongue turns white.

Treatment of white plaque in a child's tongue

First of all, the appearance of a persistent plaque in the language of babies indicates the presence of certain violations.

By the color and thickness of the plaque, it is possible to assume the following reasons:

1. Diseases of the oral cavity. It can be stomatitis, thrush or tooth decay. For stomatitis is characterized by an inhomogeneous plaque with grains, for thrush - curdled films throughout the mouth, redness and bleeding of the mucous, for caries - a thick white coating on the language of the child.
2. Diseases of the respiratory system. In case of a viral infection, the plaque is formed throughout the tongue, white coating on the tip of the tongue in the child will indicate bronchitis , and a thick layer of plaque and inflammation of the papillae - on pharyngitis. Also, a viscous white coating on the tip of the tongue may indicate bronchial asthma.
3. Infectious diseases. One of the reasons for the appearance of a white or yellow plaque in the tongue of a young child may be scarlet fever or diphtheria.
4. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. With gastritis a white coating with a brownish tinge in the middle of the tongue is observed. A pliable layer of white coating indicates a dysbacteriosis. Enterocolitis is accompanied by the appearance of a plaque on the root of the tongue.

In this regard, treatment of the plaque in the language is carried out by eliminating the root cause of its appearance.