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How important is tongue scraping to complements rather than replaces tongue- little toothpaste on the interproximal 1 1
overall oral health? scraping. brush to increase its sanitizing effect.
James L. Ratcliff, Ph.D., CEO, Tongues dry out. Dry tongues are Again, the objective is not just to poke
Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the susceptible to infection and allowing them loose food free but also to remove
makers of the CloSYS brand of to be even more of a home for sulfur biofilm forming between teeth and to
toothpaste, mouthwash and oral spray compounds, a primary source of bad breath. leave the area clean and healthy.
(closys.com) So, when you scrape your tongue, you get Next, brush your teeth and gums. The
The short answer is “very.” To rid of biofilm and bacteria. But to do a object of brushing is as much your gums
explain, we need first to step back a bit thorough job, it is best to bath the tongue as it is your teeth. Just as exercise keeps
and look at the mouth. The inside of (along with the rest of the mouth) with a your body in shape; brushing the gums to rinsing, twice daily,
the mouth is coated with biofilms – mouthwash to rinse away residual matter keep them in shape. Make sure you give every day. Your
slippery, slimy mixtures of sugary and sanitize the surfaces. attention to all four quadrants of your mobile phone has a clock timer which can
materials, sulphur compounds, and If you have “dry mouth,” your tongue is mouth: upper, lower, right side, left side, be helpful.
bacteria – that attach to the tongue, dry too. By slowly arching your tongue inside, outside. So, why bother to scrape your tongue? It
cheeks, teeth and gums. The biofilm toward the roof of your mouth and making Then scrape your tongue, either with a helps avoid bad breath and can help with
that attaches to teeth, for example, is a clicking sound, you normally produce tongue scraper or with the scraper on the dry mouth conditions. Scraping your
called “dental plaque.” Each biofilm is saliva. Saliva is nature’s mouth rinse. It back of your toothbrush (if it has a tongue prepares you to enjoy the flavors
different, so biofilms on the tongue helps bath the tongue, slowing the process scraper). Stainless steel, copper, silver and textures of your next great meal.
have a different mixture of bugs and of biofilm formulation and keeping the and plastic scrapers can be purchased at Scraping helps sanitize your mouth and
gunk than those attached to the teeth. tongue moist. Using oral rinses and sprays the drugstore or at online retailers. You prevent disease from getting a start in your
Biofilms harbor bacteria, viruses and can sanitize and moisten the tongue also. can use the brush side of your toothbrush, mouth. A healthy tongue helps with your
fungi that may infect tissues and cause So, scraping your tongue not only is good but it will be less effective in getting digestive system. Your food begins being
disease, so disrupting and removing oral hygiene, ranking right up there with bacteria and biofilm from the tongue. digested in your mouth, continues in the
biofilms is important. And the tongue brushing and flossing, but it also can help Finally, wash and swish your mouth with process through your stomach, and
is an important muscle: it helps you prevent bad breath and dry mouth, an oral rinse or mouthwash. You’ll get intestines. With a healthy tongue, you’ll
speak, chew, swallow, taste and sense particularly when followed by a mouth better results from your tongue scraping boost your immune system as well as
texture, so like other muscles, you rinse or oral spray. If your mouth rinse if you rinse right afterward. improve your oral health! Remember, a
want to keep it in shape! tastes nasty, stings or burns after scraping, You will find that between 7 and 14 healthy mouth contributes to a healthy
Just as tooth-brushing mechanically you have the wrong mouth rinse! strokes of the scraper will leave your body.
gets rid of biofilm on the teeth and How does tongue scraping fit into a good tongue feeling healthy. Rinse the scraper
gums; tongue-scraping helps get rid of regime of oral care? There are many as needed. If your tongue is sore from
biofilm, bacteria, fungi, and viruses variations and protocols for good oral scraping, lighten up! You are probably
embedded in the tongue. Using a hygiene. Here’s mine: pressing too hard.
mouthwash regularly helps wash away Begin by flossing. Or use an Clock yourself to make sure you are
biofilm from the cheeks, gums, teeth interproximal pick or brush to get between giving proper attention: 1 minute for
and tongue. Scraping the tongue teeth. You can’t have a clean mouth with flossing and scraping the tongue, two
mechanically helps remove biofilm garbage growing between your teeth! Put a minutes for brushing, one minute for oral
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Effects of Vaping on Oral Health brings water vapors to the lungs via the that keep it in check, it overgrows – just 8 8
By oral health expert: James Ratcliff, mouth – less oxygen, more water aerosols, like deer overpopulate woods when their
Chairman and CEO of Rowpar less sanitization. natural predators (mountain lions,
Pharmaceuticals – makers of CloSYS wolves, etc.) are removed. bacteria inhaled) to travel to the lung,
· The mouth is a major pathway to the raising the risk of infection.
· There is very little research on digestive system as well as to the lungs. The · Oral pathogens thrive in aqueous · How big is the danger? We
vaping and oral health on humans that salivary glands help sanitize liquids, solids solutions, including water vapor, so probably don’t know the full story as yet as
I am aware of as vaping is a new and air taken in through the mouth. Mouth water vapor provides a great vehicle for research starts with animal studies and
phenomenon but there are animal breathers are more prone to disease as well pathogens to travel from the mouth to the progresses to humans. Case studies of
studies that show vapors from vaping as tend to be oxygen-deprived. lungs where they may not encounter vaping individuals suggest the problem
increase pulmonary and cardiovascular other bacteria that have kept them in may be
illnesses, and that is vapors without · The mouth is also home to about 600 check. Disease is the result. significant.
nicotine. known bacteria, most of which are helpful
to digesting foods and preventing disease, · Because bacteria thrive in water, · Vaping or
· It is helpful to reflect on the but some are also pathogens. They exist in vaping is perhaps a better medium for smoking are not
value of having a nose. The nose is the an ecology so that the pathogens don’t bacteria to get into the lungs than smoke. healthy habits...
major pathway to the pulmonary overgrow and infect tissues. And we haven’t
system. Breathing through the nose · The short story is that water even taken into
sanitizes air. Air coming from the nose · When an oral pathogen comes down vapor provides a vehicle for indigenous consideration the
to the lungs provides 20% more oxygen the windpipe (or enters the blood stream) bacteria of the mouth (and exogenous use of nicotine in
than a comparable amount of air and no longer encounters the other bacteria vaping, but we do know its affects.
inhaled through the mouth. Vaping
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