Have you looked at your tongue lately ? Well I looked at mine and being in the dental profession promptly took myself off to the bathroom to de-plaque my tongue following a strong cup of coffee!
So how important is tongue cleaning?
You taste with it, talk with it and from time to you make gestures with it ! Take a close look at the surface of your tongue, millions of nodules called papillae give it its rough texture. Between the papillae there are around 9000 tastebuds: sweet, sour, bitter and salt. Nasty bacteria and debris collect within the surface of the tongue and believe it or not release gases that cause bad breath and can affect your teeth and your gums.
Poor oral hygiene is the number one cause of bad breath. So don’t forget your tongue during cleaning. It seems easy to forget to clean your tongue when in actual fact its just as important as tooth brushing and interdental cleaning. Studies have shown that tongue cleaning can reduce the bad breath gases known as volatile sulphur compounds by as much as 75%.
If you don’t keep your tongue clean and feeling fantastic you will start to loose your taste, simply put it should be part of your daily routine. Learn more about gum disease and treatment here
It appears tongue cleaning is not new, the Romans did it and I have discovered that tongue cleaners come in all shapes and sizes.
Being a dental hygienist and therapist doesn’t make me immune, after all I am human too! So I decided to test drive the Amano tongue cleanser. Not only is it particularly attractive with a range of colours and designs, it simply does exactly what it should! In just a few scrapes my tongue was spalrky clean and my mouth fresh. I found it comfortable and easy to clean and store in its box. Digging a little deeper I discovered that scraping seems more effective than brushing and has numerous health benefits. I rate the Amano Tongue Cleanser 10 out of 10.
If you struggle with bad breath or bad test I would suggest an dental health check with the dental hygienist or therapist and daily tongue cleaning. Contact melonieprebble to book your dental screening.