Medical Conditions - Tongue Cleaner

Tongue cleaners or scrappers are devices or instruments that aid in oral hygiene. These are used to remove the white debris that builds up over the surface of the tongue. The white coating is usually made up of food debris, dead tissues, etc. Inappropriate tongue cleaning methods may damage the taste buds, local bleeding, gag reflex, etc. Tongue cleaning is one of the less used oral hygiene measures as compared to brushing and flossing. Tongue cleaners of the present day are mostly made of plastic and stainless steel. Tongue cleaners of the ayurvedic period were made of wood, copper, ivory, etc. Tongue cleaning itself acts as a massage to the tongue.