The oral hygiene trend of tongue scraping may improve hygiene and reduce bad breath — but overdoing it could harm heart health by disrupting good bacteria and raising blood pressure risk.

A dental expert is sounding the alarm over a viral oral hygiene trend that could be doing more harm than good.

Tongue scraping, which involves using a tool—yes, called a tongue scraper—to gently remove bacteria, dead cells, and other debris from the surface of the tongue—is far from a new trend. The practice ...

Patients with heart valve issues should be particularly cautious about any oral care tools that could introduce bacteria into ...

This simple habit clears toxins, supports your gut, and could boost your immune system and digestion in just two minutes a ...

A tongue scraper is a straightforward instrument utilized to eradicate bacteria, dead cells, and food particles from the tongue’s surface, resulting in a clean and wholesome tongue. When it ...

And if that’s not enough reason to reach for a tongue scraper, pediatric dentist Dr. Rashmi Ambewadikar at Astoria Smiles says it can also help get rid of cavity-causing bacteria like ...

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Tongue scraping, which involves using a tool—yes, called a tongue scraper—to gently remove bacteria, dead cells, and other debris from the surface of the tongue—is far from a new trend.