Have You Been Missing This Important Step in Your Oral Care Routine?
Ensure your mouth is as clean as can be!
A proper oral hygiene routine involves brushing for two minutes twice daily, and flossing at least once a day. But wait… are we forgetting something else?
You bet! We’ve got to be cleaning our tongues daily, too.
Our tongues are comparable to carpets full of bacteria, collecting debris and bacteria from the foods and drinks we consume. This is why it’s so important to make sure we either brush or scrape away that nasty gunk every day.
Get it all!
Our Milton dentist promotes daily tongue cleaning to ensure that your mouth is entirely clean… and not just limited to your teeth and gums. A dirty tongue is also largely responsible for halitosis, or bad breath… so scraping or brushing away the nasty bacterial mucus, you’ll be helping to ensure that your breath is fresh... and definitely not unpleasant.
Another interesting reason as to why daily tongue cleaning is a must is because it can actually improve your tasting abilities! Cleaning the tongue helps to free the taste buds so that they can better do their job… which of course, is helping you to taste and enjoy food.
Tongue cleaning 101
In order to effectively clean your tongue, you can do this one of two ways. The first way is to use your toothbrush bristles, dragging them from the back of your tongue up to the front. Repeat this until you feel you’ve achieved a sufficient clean. The second way is to use a tongue scraper specifically designed to provide an effective clean. In fact, using a tongue scraper may actually be a better way to get a thorough clean.
If you’re already one to clean your tongue every day, then bravo! You know what you’re doing. But if you’ve been forgetting to do so, or weren’t aware about how necessary it is to begin with, we hope this article was able to inspire some changes to your daily oral hygiene routine! For more tips on how to take care of your smile effectively at home, book an appointment with our friendly dentist in Milton today! We’d love to see you.
