{"id":2807,"date":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/actualitat\/the-eternal-tongue-forgotten-in-brushing-teeth\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T22:00:00","slug":"the-eternal-tongue-forgotten-in-brushing-teeth","status":"publish","type":"actualitat","link":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/news\/the-eternal-tongue-forgotten-in-brushing-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"The eternal tongue forgotten in brushing teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tongue: the eternally forgotten part of brushing teeth Approximately a third of the bacteria in the mouth are found on the tongue. The mouth is much more than teeth.<\/p>\n

The tongue, for example, performs many more functions than the teeth since it is key in chewing, swallowing and also in the sense of taste.<\/p>\n

And yet, many people leave it aside in their daily oral hygiene!<\/p>\n

In this article we explain why it is so important to clean your tongue and how you should do it.<\/p>\n

The surface of the tongue has ridges and cracks that make it a rough and uneven place, ideal for food debris and bacteria to lodge there and form the so-called “lingual coating”.<\/p>\n

This biofilm largely influences the bacterial flora of the entire mouth.<\/p>\n

In fact, approximately one-third of oral bacteria are found on the tongue.<\/p>\n

Therefore, if the goal of oral hygiene is to eliminate bacteria, we would be very wrong to forget to clean the tongue since it is precisely the part of the mouth where the most bacteria reside…<\/p>\n

The back of the tongue is the main source of bad breath, which is why it is closely linked to the appearance of bad breath (halitosis).<\/p>\n

Lingual coverage in this area is greater in people with periodontitis compared to those with healthy gums.<\/p>\n

What is the best way to clean your tongue?<\/h2>\n

Clean it every day, at least twice, right after brushing your teeth.<\/p>\n

Preferably use a tongue scraper, although you can also use a toothbrush.<\/p>\n

There are brushes that incorporate a tongue cleaner on their external surface.<\/p>\n

Cleans the tongue, from the bottom to the tip.<\/p>\n

Hold the scraper or the back of the brush, press it gently and slide it to the tip of your tongue.<\/p>\n

Repeat several times, cleaning the scraper with water after each pass and making sure to reach all parts of the tongue (including the sides).<\/p>\n

You should try to sweep the tongue from the deepest part possible since it is at the back where most of the tongue covering is located.<\/p>\n

You can complement tongue cleaning with a mouthwash, which will help eliminate any remaining bacteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categoria":[67],"class_list":["post-2807","actualitat","type-actualitat","status-publish","hentry","categoria-salut-bucodental"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualitat\/2807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualitat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualitat"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria?post=2807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}