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You recommend a tongue scraper to clean a white tongue, tried them before, any particular type or make & exactly how do you use them?
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Tongue: Cleaning your tongue is a good oral hygiene. You can pick the type which suits the best.
Answered 5/1/2015
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TOOTHBRUSH: Your toothbrush is your best tongue scraper but a hard bristle one or a metal scraper. Scrape from the back of tongue toward the front.
Answered 4/8/2013
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