Why do people have black spots on their tongues

I don't know because I have never heard of it.. I don't have black spots on my tongue.

I've heard that it was a condition known as hairy tongue or something like that. Sounds strange, but maybe you could look hairy tongue up in the internet and see what you get. Let me know.

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Originally Posted by sequoua

why do people have black spots on thier tongues

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I found this:

http://archfami.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/9/3/219.pdf

Apparently, black taste buds on dark skinned people is common and not of consequence. Hairy tongue seems to be a disease. Over 15 years ago, I had a dentist tell me , an African American, that I had hairy tongue because I had a small group of dark taste buds on the tip of my tongue. All these years I believed him and was embarrassed to show my tongue. Now I find out he was wrong. I have seen this on other people of my heritage and wondered if they had it too. India Arie, a famous singer has them. Thanks for asking this question.