Pimple Like Bump On Side Of Tongue. The bumps occur as pimples of different sizes. Herpes sufferers will also notice pimples on the inside of the cheeks too similar to the small white bumps on tongue.

Herpes sufferers will also notice pimples on the inside of the cheeks too similar to the small white bumps on tongue. White bump on the sides of the tongue. The technical name for lie bumps is transient lingual papillitis TLP and is not a serious health condition.
They can be painful even.
Another way of describing them is a little white bump that is painful. The area around painful little bumps will also appear red. They are red or white in color and are referred to as transient lingual papillae. Fibromas are noncancerous lumps that form on irritated or injured gum tissue.