Toddler with a Sore on Her Tongue

Our daughter has what is called Geographic Tongue....a strange thing where the tongue looks like it has sores on it, like a map, but they are not painful to her or affect her eating or anything. Our dentist confirmed this when I asked him about it and said she would have it her whole life, but it is nothing to be concerned about, fairly common I guess. The sores look like they kinda heal and go away, but then they come back in a diff. pattern. I would just keep an eye on it so you have as much info as possible when you talk to the Dr.

The doctor told me to have my daughter gargle with mouth wash to get rid of the sore on her tongue. She is older, but I think that you might be able to put some on a Qtip and wipe it on the sore. Children are all so different and she may not want to open her mouth.

If it is just one on her tongue it could be a swollen taste bud or where she did bite her tongue. Mouth sores heal slower because of the moisture in the mouth.
When viruses kick up things like this can happen.
Don't do anything! Being in her mouth only time can help that. If you are truly concerned have the Dr swab it and figure out what it is.
Otherwise if it doesn't spread, give it time. If it seems to be hurting her put some ice in a rag on it as that can numb it or ask the Dr about Oragel on it (though I do not like oragel for choking reasons).
I think if it hasn't healed in a week I would take her back in or if you see it getting worse not better.
My kids have bitten their inside cheeks and tongues many times and it takes a while to heal.

It sounds similar to what my family had. I can't remember the name of the condition (though it would be really helpful if I could) but it was related to a virus we all got. My children started with sores on their tongues and eventually my husband and I caught it. It was pretty annoying for us and miserable for the kids: it hurt to eat, talk, etc.

There really isn't a treatment for it, it just went away in about a week. If the sore doesn't look any worse, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Good luck.

My son got sores in his mouth and on his tongue and they looked just like cancer sores, and it turned out to be hands foot and mouth disease. It is not as bad as it sounds. he has had it 2x and it is from putting things in his mouth or dirty hands, and this is common for kids that are curious with there surroundings. it was a combination of benedryl and tylenol to help it heal