Why is it important to maintain good oral hygiene?
Although the tongue will not have cavities, not cleaning it properly can definitely be the cause of bad breath and oral ailments.
Keeping your tongue clean is important to keep bad bacteria and food debris away. Tongue scraping helps remove bacteria, debris, fungi, toxins, and dead cells from the surface of the tongue. The process not only cleanses the tongue, but also improves overall health.
Here’s how tongue cracking can improve the health and cleanliness of your patients in five easy ways.
In general, a healthy tongue is dark pink, moist, firm, and covered with small bumps called papillae. If the appearance of your patients’ tongue deviates at all from this norm. Consider the following five concerns your tongue might be trying to warn you about.
Improves digestion
Digestion begins with the mouth. The enzymes present in saliva break down food and make it easy to digest. The steeping activates the relevant enzymes, which are necessary for better digestion of food.
Activates the organs
The sheer helps flush out toxins that have built up in the mouth overnight. It also activates and awakens the internal organs and makes them feel fresh and clean.
Goodbye bad breath
Debris, dead cells, and bacteria can cause bad breath. Scraping your tongue twice a day for seven days reduces the overall bacteria in your mouth.
The sense of taste improves
Scratching your tongue twice a day can improve all your patients’ sense of taste. The removal of dead cells and other unwanted substances keeps the palate fresh. And therefore, one can better distinguish between sweet, salty, bitter and sour sensations.
Kills bacteria
Bacteria on the tongue can be the source of many health problems, such as tooth decay along with bad breath. Scraping helps maintain the proper balance of good bacteria in your mouth while cleaning up food debris that has accumulated in your mouth.
Give these tips to your patients to help keep their tongue happy and healthy.
Scraped off
You need to brush your teeth at least twice a day (bonus points for brushing after every meal). While you’re at the sink, why not add the quick extra step of tongue scraping?
Tell your patients to use an inexpensive plastic or metal tongue scraper to glide once or twice per area along the tongue. This will be done from back to front, making sure to clean or rinse off any residue between each scrape.
In addition to eliminating bad breath-inducing bacteria, research suggests that scratching your tongue twice a day may also improve your sense of taste.
Brushed
They can get some action to kill bacteria by making your toothbrush multitask. Tell them to vigorously brush their tongues in various directions after they have thoroughly rubbed their teeth.
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