Stick out your tongue. Go ahead, stick it out. Now look in the mirror. Does your tongue have a white coating on it? If so, then you, like me, had better get your act together as a white tongue causes bad breath and is a breeding ground for harmful bacteria that attack your teeth.My tongue concerns started when I noticed that a friend's tongue was very white. Worried about what that could mean, I looked it up on the internet and was shocked to find out that it was the result of bacteria's waste accumulating in the crevices of the tongue. Yuk. So I quickly looked at my tongue. Although not nearly as white as my friend's it wasn't perfectly pink. I compared mine to my children's tongues which were rosy as can be. I decided I had better get a tongue scraper. If you read the information below you too will be headed to your nearest drug store in search of one of these (see photo!). Also after reading below you will most likely be wondering like I am, why as much focus is not put on tongue brushing as is teeth brushing.
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From the AllExperts page I found this info on White Coated Tongue:
"When you open your mouth and you see that you have a white coated tongue, you're likely to be a little shocked. A white coated tongue is pretty common and is not usually dangerous. However, it is your first physical indication that something is wrong and that you very likely have bad breath.
It's What They Leave Behind
A white coated tongue is the result of your bacteria friends doing their thing on your tongue. As disgusting as it sounds, think of the white coating as their, well, bodily wastes. The sulfuric compounds the bacteria release turn into white tongue and, in some cases, yellow or black tongue.
While it may seem logical that scraping or brushing your tongue with toothpaste or some tongue cleaners is the way to relieve this nasty little problem, that isn't actually the case. Because your tongue is made up of little tiny fibers, the bacteria waste tends to settle into the little crevices below the surface of your tongue. Brushing or scraping can't get to these hidden spaces.
White coated tongue is a sign of bad breath. By using products designed to destroy the byproducts of the bacteria living on your tongue, you'll get rid of foul-smelling breath and your white coated tongue. In the next section about causes of halitosis, I'll go into more detail about this unwelcome bacteria waste.
Importance of Tongue Cleaning
The tongue's surface is the main breeding ground for harmful bacteria that attack teeth & gums producing a rotten egg - smelling gases or "dragon mouth"!
Tongue cleaning is necessary, in addition to brushing, for a thorough dislodging of the plaque and mucus. In clinical tests, tongue cleaning is proven to have reduced odors and bacteria by 75%!
Tongue scraping with a tongue cleaner is a boon for those suffering from coated tongue. Effective tongue cleaning reduces coating on the tongue by as much as 40%!! The best part is that a tongue cleaner is so easy and fun to use.
A myth widely believed is that the stomach is the root cause of bad breath. Bad breath from the stomach is so rare that of a thousand people treated for bad breath not a single case was caused by stomach problems.
Tooth brushing and mouthwashes do nothing to remove oral debris on the tongue, the root cause of bad breath. At best they mask bad breath. Tongue cleaning is by far the most effective way of combating bad breath.
Recently, there have been three world meets on bad breath wherein a lot of emphasis has been given to tongue cleaning as a daily adjunct to routine oral hygiene.
Did you know?
Teeth brushing & tongue cleaning reduce bad breath by
85%
Tongue cleaning alone reduces mouth odor by
75%
Brushing the teeth only, reduces mouth odor by
25%
Tongue cleaning reduces the amount of coating on the tongue by
40%
Tongue cleaning inhibits plaque formation on teeth by
33%
Tongue cleaning is more effective than brushing by
50%
Tongue cleaning will cut down the bacteria stored in the mouth by
Tenfold
Tongue cleaning reduces halitosis including smoker's breath by
85%
Why use a tongue cleaner ?
A tongue cleaner is a product that has been used for thousands of years as a part of traditional Ayurvedic and yogic practice. It is a uniquely designed bend made of Copper (preferably!) designed to remove the maximum waste organic matter and mucous from the tiny grooves on the tongue surface by gently gliding it over the surface. "
"When you open your mouth and you see that you have a white coated tongue, you're likely to be a little shocked. A white coated tongue is pretty common and is not usually dangerous. However, it is your first physical indication that something is wrong and that you very likely have bad breath.
It's What They Leave Behind
A white coated tongue is the result of your bacteria friends doing their thing on your tongue. As disgusting as it sounds, think of the white coating as their, well, bodily wastes. The sulfuric compounds the bacteria release turn into white tongue and, in some cases, yellow or black tongue.
While it may seem logical that scraping or brushing your tongue with toothpaste or some tongue cleaners is the way to relieve this nasty little problem, that isn't actually the case. Because your tongue is made up of little tiny fibers, the bacteria waste tends to settle into the little crevices below the surface of your tongue. Brushing or scraping can't get to these hidden spaces.
White coated tongue is a sign of bad breath. By using products designed to destroy the byproducts of the bacteria living on your tongue, you'll get rid of foul-smelling breath and your white coated tongue. In the next section about causes of halitosis, I'll go into more detail about this unwelcome bacteria waste.
Importance of Tongue Cleaning
The tongue's surface is the main breeding ground for harmful bacteria that attack teeth & gums producing a rotten egg - smelling gases or "dragon mouth"!
Tongue cleaning is necessary, in addition to brushing, for a thorough dislodging of the plaque and mucus. In clinical tests, tongue cleaning is proven to have reduced odors and bacteria by 75%!
Tongue scraping with a tongue cleaner is a boon for those suffering from coated tongue. Effective tongue cleaning reduces coating on the tongue by as much as 40%!! The best part is that a tongue cleaner is so easy and fun to use.
A myth widely believed is that the stomach is the root cause of bad breath. Bad breath from the stomach is so rare that of a thousand people treated for bad breath not a single case was caused by stomach problems.
Tooth brushing and mouthwashes do nothing to remove oral debris on the tongue, the root cause of bad breath. At best they mask bad breath. Tongue cleaning is by far the most effective way of combating bad breath.
Recently, there have been three world meets on bad breath wherein a lot of emphasis has been given to tongue cleaning as a daily adjunct to routine oral hygiene.
Did you know?
Teeth brushing & tongue cleaning reduce bad breath by
85%
Tongue cleaning alone reduces mouth odor by
75%
Brushing the teeth only, reduces mouth odor by
25%
Tongue cleaning reduces the amount of coating on the tongue by
40%
Tongue cleaning inhibits plaque formation on teeth by
33%
Tongue cleaning is more effective than brushing by
50%
Tongue cleaning will cut down the bacteria stored in the mouth by
Tenfold
Tongue cleaning reduces halitosis including smoker's breath by
85%
Why use a tongue cleaner ?
A tongue cleaner is a product that has been used for thousands of years as a part of traditional Ayurvedic and yogic practice. It is a uniquely designed bend made of Copper (preferably!) designed to remove the maximum waste organic matter and mucous from the tiny grooves on the tongue surface by gently gliding it over the surface. "
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