what couses a wite tongue
Causes. White tongue is the result of an overgrowth and swelling of the fingerlike projections (papillae) on the surface of your tongue. The appearance of a white coating is caused by debris, bacteria and dead cells getting lodged between the enlarged and sometimes inflamed papillae.Causes of papillae hypertrophy or inflammation include, for example:xamples of conditions associated with white patches or other discolorations of your tongue include: 1  Use of certain medications, such as prolonged use of antibiotics that may bring on an oral yeast infection.