Tongue splitting involves splitting your tongue in half. It can potentially cause dangerous complications, such as nerve damage, muscle damage, and infection, especially if not done by an experienced ...

An older study at the orthodontic department of the University of Edinburgh’s dental school found that the mean average tongue length for adults is 3.3 inches (8.5 centimeters) for men and 3.1 inches ...

Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United States have developed high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue. The images, presented March ...

The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on its surface also help them sense textures -- something that's also very important when savoring a meal. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied ...

Depending on how you currently feel about the state of your oral hygiene, fluorescent images of all the tiny communities living on the human tongue may either distress or intrigue you. A study ...