The use of a plastic tongue scraper following the morning and evening ritual of brushing teeth and flossing, is of great benefit to both children and adults. While asleep at night, bacteria accumulates on one’s tongue from nose- and sinus drips. These bacteria then divide rapidly and re-infect the nose and sinuses. By regular scraping of your tongue, both mornings and evenings, one can reduce this load of bacteria on the tongue, and thus with time, sinus- and post nasal drip is greatly benefited.
Tongue scraping is more effective than brushing ones tongue with a toothbrush, as this largely only moves bacteria around in one’s mouth, and before long it accumulates on the tongue again.
Tongue scraping is ideal to form part of the daily hygiene of the whole family – children will follow and emulate their parents, and this is a fun thing to do together from a very young age, so that it becomes part of the daily routine for the rest of their lives.
Plastic tongue scrapers are available at most oral hygienists.