“Lie bumps” is the common name for transient lingual papillitis. People used to believe these bumps appeared on a person’s tongue when they lied. While this superstition is long ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Transient lingual papillitis, also called "lie bumps" or "liar's tongue," is a common condition that causes small red or white bumps to form on the tip or ...

Transient lingual papillitis (TLP), or "lie bumps," is a common inflammatory condition that affects the fungiform papillae — the tiny bumps on your tongue's surface that contain taste buds. When ...

Transient lingual papillitis is a temporary inflammation of the taste buds, causing small, painful bumps on the tongue, often linked to irritation, stress, or certain foods.

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The actual medical name for lie bumps is transient lingual papillitis, but the condition became known as “lie bumps” after the myth that they were caused by telling a lie.