Tongue scraping the a faster way to remove the white substances accumulated on your tongue. The white substance on upper surface of your tongue. The white substance is combination of oral debris, food, saliva, dead cells and bacteria. It is important to clean this in the morning or during the day for healthy oral hygiene. Personally I use tongue every morning and night before sleep as I tend to accumulate lot of white substance. I do see some other people in family do not have he white accumulation on their tongues. In case you have this problem , it is always better to use tongue cleaner or tongue scarper tools for cleaning. I have list down some useful questions you might have regarding tongue scraper or tongue cleaners.
Do tongue scrapers really work?
Personally I am using tongue cleaner to scrape my tongue for many years. I can tell you with personal experience that it works every time I do it. There are other ways to scrape your tongue using tooth brush. Scraping tongue using a tooth brush is better than not doing at all, but I noticed tongue scraper or tongue cleaner works like magic.
Are Tongue scrapers bad for you?
I don’t think scraping tongue using tongue cleaner is bad at all. It is very important to make sure you practice good oral hygiene and keep the bad breath away. But make sure you don’t scrape very hard in order not to damage the taste buds on tongue. Especially in kids and babies, make sure you don’t scrape too hard and also mindful not to hit their gums.
Do dentists recommend tongue scraper?
Many dentists recommend usage if tongue scraper or tongue cleaner. They will ask you not to overdo in order not damage your taste buds. Tongue scraper or tongue cleaner can be found in all local drug store.
Can tongue scrapers damage taste buds?
Scraping tongue aggressively will tend to damage the taste buds. So be careful to scrape the tongue gently for great results and gentle on the tongue. Be extra careful when you are cleaning toddlers or babies tongue.
What is the white stuff on my tongue?
There are finger like projections called papillae will be swollen and will be look as white surface on the tongue. Lot of food debris, bacteria and dead cells will be accumulated and form as white tongue. There is no need to worry about this, it is common among all the humans to have white tongue. Just be careful and practice tongue scraping everyday to maintain dental hygiene.
What is the best way to clean your tongue?
I use tongue cleaner to clean scrape my tongue in the morning and night before sleep. If there is no access to tongue scraper, you can also use tooth brush to clean the tongue. For babies, you need to get a smoother and softer like silicon tongue scraper.
Are Tongue scrapers good for you?
Tongue scrapers are really important to maintain dental hygiene. You need to make sure to remove the food debris, bacteria and dead cells.
Is tongue cleaning necessary?
Yes, it is necessary to clean the tongue on daily basis. Either you can use tooth brush or tongue scraper to clean the tongue to maintain dental hygiene.
What tongue cleaner is best?
There are many types of tongue cleaners are available in the market. There are tongue scrapers made of stainless steel, silicone, brass, silver, gold, bamboo, metal tongue cleaner, plastic, natural wood and combination of steel and plastic. There are some copper tongue scrappers available in the market, it is said that these are used by ancient cultures in India. They are called “Ayurvedic tongue scraper”. There are some electrical tongue cleaners also available in market. Some type of tongue scrapers are more effective than others. You need to choose which is suitable and works best for you. You need to choose which is not very sharp but will be helpful in removing the debris from the tongue easily, with out trying harder. There are some tongue scrapers available in market for kids, where they are soft and ergonomically designed for kids grip. Even there are tongue cleaners are babies and toddlers. What I use is some thing like below, one side there is a tongue scraper and other it is a brush which can be also used to remove. There are some toothbrush with tongue scraper, which is for dual use. You can find many varieties of tongue cleaners in Amazon, Target and Walmart. The popular companies like Orabrush, Oral B, Dr Tungs, Breathx, patanjali, boka, calcident, trisa, steripod, oolitt, dentek, tepe, gubb, pepsodant, anchor, philips, dischem, apollo, mastermedi, amango, maruti, orafresh, krysa, oracare, foreo, arista, watson, waterpik, pierrot, curaprox, kmart, pigeon, wowe, buzzfeed, pureline, coles, sainsburys etc,
I brush my teeth and use mouth rinse to clear the bacteria and food debris before I scrape my tongue to minimize the stress I put on my tongue. Also make sure you don’t hit the gums while scraping, it might leave your gum sore and painful for some time.