Tongue cleaner

A tongue cleaner is a tool for cleaning and maintenance of the tongue related to oral hygiene. There are tongue brush, tongue scraper ( tongue scraper ), and combinations of both. Using a tongue cleaner, the tongue coating from the tongue surface can simply remove gently and without side effects.

Function

The anterior two- thirds of the tongue come by speaking and swallowing frequently in contact with the palate. Thus this part of the tongue is kept clean. In the posterior third of the tongue may, however, form a covering of food residues. This forms a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi that can cause disorders of the oral mucosa and periodontal disease. Through the processes of decomposition produces gases that are responsible for bad breath.

The relationship between tongue coating and bad breath was the first time in 1920 is scientifically demonstrated. In about 80% of cases the cause of bad breath is to be sought in the throat area, and most of it on the tongue. Only in the remaining fifth creates bad breath caused by problems in the nasal cavity or in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

The tongue coating is formed as a result of precipitation processes of the body. The removal to support the organism during its purification.

Another reason for cleaning the tongue is the increase in taste, as the taste buds ( papillae ) are cleaned.

Tongue cleaners have long been known in Ayurvedic (traditional Indian medicine ). It used to be used mainly flavored small branches. The tongue cleaning is a commonplace in many Asian countries; in Europe it is still relatively unknown. Increasingly Tongue Cleaner can also be used for optical reasons to get a pink colored tongue as a symbol of health and beauty. Especially in India is a pink tongue for good health.

Even an ordinary toothbrush is suitable for tongue cleaning. Special tongue cleaners are flat, characterized by the contact of the uvula and hence the gag reflex is avoided.

The application is very simple. After brushing your teeth pulling the tongue cleaner with light pressure from back to front over the tongue and flushes the surface under running water. This process is repeated 3-4 times.

Tongue scraper

Tongue scrapers are available in various forms: for example, as a bent, in the bend flattened rod of stainless steel or plastic in a form similar to a wet razor.

There are also tongue scrapers that are initially straight, but are bent on the tongue for use. Models that have to adapt to the anatomy of a kind of tongue belly, which engages the tongue pit in order to achieve a better cleaning effect.

Tongue scraper made ​​of stainless steel easy to clean and have a long life. There are also tongue scrapers made ​​of silver, which should have a positive effect on the organism. In Europe, increasingly come plastic products on the market, but do not have the durability and hygiene of the stainless steel tongue scraper.

Tongue brush

The tongue has small brush on one side of the bristle heads of a toothbrush similar, with which the tongue is cleaned. However, the tongue brushes need to be replaced regularly as toothbrushes. At the back they often have a tongue scraper.