Can the tongue coating be brushed?

Brushing teeth is a small thing that people have to do every day in their lives, but when it comes to brushing teeth, many people do it wrong, such as not brushing their teeth regularly, and many people brush their teeth in the wrong way. In addition, some people do not brush their tongue coating at all when brushing their teeth, and some people spend a lot of time brushing their tongue coating every time they brush their teeth. These two extreme practices are wrong. In short, people's tongue coating needs to be brushed, but it cannot be brushed for a long time.

Can the tongue coating be brushed?

It is not good to brush your tongue frequently, as it will lead to adverse consequences such as loss of taste and appetite, which is harmful to your health.

Although brushing the tongue can reduce bad breath, frequent brushing does not have any particular health benefits. If you often scrape the tongue coating forcefully, it can easily irritate the taste buds, damage the tongue papillae, and even lead to numbness on the back of the tongue, loss of taste, decreased appetite and other adverse consequences.

If you find that you have a lot of tongue coating and it affects your appearance, you can consider using the special tongue brush sold in the supermarket, but you must pay attention to safety and be gentle so as not to damage your tongue. Also, make sure to visit the dental department to check for oral inflammation.

Bad breath is mostly caused by poor oral hygiene. You can use mouthwash to rinse your mouth, or use a tongue brush to clean the back of the tongue. It may also be caused by gastrointestinal indigestion. It is recommended to eat more vegetables and fruits, supplement vitamins, and eat a light diet. The specific situation should find out the cause and treat it symptomatically. It is recommended to see a doctor as soon as possible.

However, some elderly people like to use a "tongue scraper" to scrape their tongue after brushing their teeth in the morning or evening, claiming that this can remove the tongue coating and make the breath fresher. In fact, this habit is not a good one. Because there are many tiny "lingual papillae" on the human tongue, and the lingual papillae contain "taste buds" that can distinguish various tastes.

With these taste buds, people can distinguish what is sweet, sour, bitter and spicy. If you frequently use a tongue scraper to scrape the tongue coating, it is easy to scratch the tongue papillae, stimulate the taste buds, cause numbness on the back of the tongue, and weaken the sense of taste. Therefore, it is best not to scrape the tongue coating, but it is okay occasionally.

1. You can brush your tongue when brushing your teeth, which has certain benefits. Brushing your tongue can greatly reduce the number of bacteria in your mouth and help freshen your breath.

2. Brushing the tongue coating is indeed effective in preventing and eliminating bad breath, because the surface of the tongue is not smooth and there will be some food residues and bacteria attached to it, both of which may cause bad breath.

3. Brushing the tongue can also prevent oral cancer and throat cancer.

3. However, you need to use a special tongue brush to brush the tongue coating, which is the kind of flat rubber brush you can see in supermarkets or shopping malls.