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A member asked:

I have thick coating on my tongue about 3 years ago ,i dont know what i use for clearing it ?

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Brush: Brush your teeth and also your tongue at least twice a day.Also there are tongue scrapers but most do not know those.If gets no better talk to your dentist.

Dr Berryman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/8/2019

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