Tongue Scraping and Why Everyone Should Have a Tongue Tool

Meet the Tongue Tool. A simple, inexpensive way to help avoid bad breath.  We tell our patients that brushing and flossing are key to removing bacteria and plaque from your mouth, and that good oral hygiene is important to give us fresh breath too.

But the tongue never gets enough attention. We talk about brushing our tongues, and that moves some of the bacteria around, but to truly get some of that smelly bacteria out of our mouth, a good tongue scraper is an excellent option!

There are several different tongue scrapers to choose from. We like to recommend the Tongue Tool. It's stainless steel, easily cleaned in your dishwasher, inexpensive and easy to use.

The key is to use the Tongue Tool everyday, twice a day is optimal. After your first try with the Tongue Tool, you'll see the build up you're actually removing from your tongue.

Dr. Stefano first started a tongue scraper when she was very young, and has kept up with the habit since then. Once you know what it feels like to have a clean tongue, it's hard to go without tongue scraping.

Tongue tools are also easy and safe to travel with. And if you lose it, don't worry. They're priced so competitively that you'll probably want to have few, one in each color.

You can start tongue scraping as toddlers, as long as an adult is there to show them how to use it properly.

So remember, brush, floss AND tongue scrape. Because your tongue is part of your oral hygiene, just as much as your teeth and gums. So get scraping!