Debris, bacteria, and dead cells can build up on your tongue over time.
This can lead to bad breath and have a negative impact on your overall oral health.
Benefits of tongue cleaning
- Improve your sense of taste
- Reduce bad breath
- Improve overall health
- Improve the appearance of your tongue.
How to use a tongue cleaner
- Stand in front of a mirror, open your mouth, and stick out your tongue.
- Gently touch the scraper to your tongue.
- Gently set the rounded end of the tongue scraper at the back of your tongue.
- Slowly pull it forward, toward the tip of your tongue
- You should never push the scraper from the tip of your tongue back.
- Always go from the back of the tongue to the tip.
- After each scrape, use a washcloth or tissue to remove debris from the scraper.
- Repeat until you’ve scraped the entire surface of your tongue.