The American Dental Association hasn’t released official recommendations on tongue scraping, though some experts (like the ...

Keeping those chompers clean gets a little easier when you’ve got a trustworthy water flosser by your side — especially one ...

Oh, and a visible white coating, speaking of unsexy topics. The solution? Introduce a metal tongue scraper into your brushing ...

It's been around for hundreds of years, with tongue scrapers being fashioned out of wood, whalebone, tortoiseshell, ivory, and more. Today's tongue scrapers, or tongue cleaners, are made of ...

Using a tongue scraper can help remove bacteria buildup from your tongue and minimize bad breath, according to previous HuffPost reporting. New York-based dentist Azadeh Akhavan recommended the Dr ...

“What many don’t understand is that a tongue scraper can create small, invisible cuts in tongue tissue, allowing bacteria direct access to the bloodstream,” he said in a statement.

Tongue scraping, which involves using a tool—yes, called a tongue scraper—to gently remove bacteria, dead cells, and other debris from the surface of the tongue—is far from a new trend.

Tongue scrapers, made of plastic or metal, are thought to help refresh the palate and can be, admittedly, so very satisfying to use when you see how thick a biofilm they remove. The practice isn ...

Like a carpet, it needs to be cleaned regularly. This is where the tongue scraper comes in. A tongue scraper is a simple tool, usually made from plastic or metal, that is dragged along your tongue.

Searches for "tongue scraper" have almost doubled in the last two decades, according to Google Trends. Some experts, however, have warned about potential risks. The practice of tongue-scraping (or ...

What to Read Next Enter the tongue scraper, a simple tool usually made from plastic or metal that is designed to be dragged along your tongue. “This removes the build-up of extra particles from ...