How To Brush Your Tongue

Dr Chhaya Chauhan (GDC: 83940) explains the importance of cleaning the tongue. Complete with a demonstration of how to do it.

Key Points
1. Stick out your tongue as far as possible.
2. Using a mirror look for areas of the tongue with most buildup of debris. Normally at the centre and back of the tongue. It is generally a white colour.
3. Place your tongue scraper or brush onto the tongue, being sure to target the area most-affected.
4. Press down gently with the scraper or brush and pull the cleaner from the back toward the tip of the tongue.
5. Rinse the scraper clean under a running tap to remove removed debris.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 until no more debris can be removed.
If desired, rinse with an anti-bacterial mouthwash.
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Key Points
1. Stick out your tongue as far as possible.
2. Using a mirror look for areas of the tongue with most buildup of debris. Normally at the centre and back of the tongue. It is generally a white colour.
3. Place your tongue scraper or brush onto the tongue, being sure to target the area most-affected.
4. Press down gently with the scraper or brush and pull the cleaner from the back toward the tip of the tongue.
5. Rinse the scraper clean under a running tap to remove removed debris.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 until no more debris can be removed.
If desired, rinse with an anti-bacterial mouthwash.

[_danila]

So many people forget to do that. They say it makes them gag but they should do it anyways. It’s so important and makes so much difference

[victormunhozzz]

If you gag, that's normal. You just gotta keep doing it until you get used to it and your gag reflex is reduced.


Then you can use these newfound skills to do...other things.

Additional information!
You can pinch the fleshy skin between your index finger and thumb for about 10 seconds (pinch it hard!) And your gag reflex should be *gone* (or at least drastically reduced) for a few minutes.

[-baka]

The back of my tongue is white and everytime I try to clean it i gag

[AlexFiliUK]

Thanks! Never tried brushing my tongue before. I will definitely try and do that more often :)

[dshnadnjnjcdsfhgj]

I cleaned my tongue and ever since people have been keeping distance or struggling to breathe near me. Even when I stop brushing my tongue I had bad breath. I even had a kid say i had breath to my face and that had never happened before.

Help this was never a problem before.

[randomdude]

I directly use the front bristled side of brush to clean the tongue. I wash it with water. Is it ok?

[RedLobsterOfficial]

Hi, I’m not sure if you guys still respond but I scrape my tongue with a scraper or with the back of my toothbrush with a little bit of toothpaste at night and usually go to bed right after. However, I wake up with a dry mouth and overall discomforting and I think it’s because I’m losing a lot of saliva while scraping. Is there anyway to prevent big saliva loss that makes my mouth dry?

[Sam-ieqv]

So on the back of our tongue it's normal to have a white color? Even after we clean it? Casue it hard to reach it

[PetterHughes]

Do you use toothpaste when brushing your tongue?

[pbey]

Making a fist and closing my thumb into my fist helps when brushing and scraping my tongue, less gagging and helps

[omikakade-deshmukh]

Hi....should you do this before or after brushing?

[saifkhawar]

Should one use their toothbrush for tongue cleaning or use a different one for this purpose? and is a brush better or a scraper?

[rakeshgoswamii]

I clean my tongue until it looks pink but after an hour it again start getting white...what should i do

[Luna-fuix]

How many times a day do you have to wash your tongue? Does it have to be twice/ three times a day, After you wash your teeth??? Thx

[banano]

Do u need to also use toothpaste for the toothbrush technique

[nilogarde]

I go to my dentist every month for brace adjustment and she keeps saying my tongue is white and the goal is to make it red. However I thoothbrush my tongue atleast 1 minute everyday and is still white. What to do?

[Jazzy-hrnk]

Can you do a video about inflamed papillae and what to do?

[Dreitaroblox]

I like to use my toothbrush, I put a dot of toothpaste and brush gently not harsh. I brush my whole tounge and then rinse and gargle.

[Rechinu]

Hello.I started scraping my tongue 3 days ago using a plastic scraper. I got rid of bad breath, but I have these little "pimples" on the back of my throat and when I scrape it hurts to the point where it's starting to bleed and I get tears in my eyes. Any suggestions?