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A member asked:

Can you get tongue damage due to scraping?

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Yes: If you are too vigorous with the scraping.

Answered 7/13/2015

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Be gentle : You do not need a lot of force to clean your tongue. Be gentle, the plaque and debris comes off easily.

Dr Malerman and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/4/2016

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I have an orange tongue . Igot aperscription for it by an online doctor but have had no luckI have tried scraping gargling with peroxide. Suggestions?

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I have a thin white coating on my tongue. Nothing thick, sometimes it looks a little yellow in the back. Scraping doesn't work and it doesn't hurt.

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White spot on tongue. Dentist examined and used Velscope and said everything looked good and most likely from my teeth scraping it. ?

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The underside of my tongue - the right hand side, has been scraping against two sharp molars. My tongue now has a small cut. How do I treat this?

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12 mo son has yellow tongue.Will cleaning tongue fix it?Tried scraping tongue but he gags + then keeps mouth tight shut. Any recommendations?

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