IS IT NECESSARY TO CLEAN YOUR TONGUE EVERYDAY

Is it necessary to clean your tongue everyday?

The tongue is a big help not only for our speech but also when we are eating. It  helps from the time the food enters our mouth, when the teeth chews the food, and also at the time we swallow the food. When the food enters our mouth it signals the brain and tells it what the taste of the food is. It then helps the teeth by gathering  the food and positions it in the place where our teeth  can easily chew it. Then it pushes the food so we can swallow it. So residues from the food that we eat sticks to the tongue and becomes bacteria that contaminates our teeth and causes bad odor in our breath. Many people are not aware of this so they just brush their teeth but never clean their tongue. It is not difficult to clean our tongue. We can use the toothbrush that we use in brushing our teeth or there are some toothbrushes with some tongue cleaners at the back of it. When we brush our teeth we should also scrape or brush our tongue so all the food that accumulates on its surface are removed. This will be a big help in maintaining heathy teeth and gums. You will be surprised how the freshness of your teeth improves. Try it. Do it regularly. Make it a habit.