Clean My What?

Hi again. What do you think of that title. It’s a real teaser! Let me give you a few hints. A dentist would probably be talking about the mouth, but I have been through the tooth brushing routine ad nauseum. After the teeth and gums the next big thing is– the–tongue !!. Raise your hand if you clean your tongue. Not a one. You change your socks every day but you never clean your tongue. OK, take this test. Take a spoon and drag it over the tongue from the rear to the front and then smell the gunk. I bet your convinced.  So, go to the drug store and buy a little thing called a  tongue scraper, whichever one you like. The tongue traps food in the rough areas on top called papillae and it just sits and sits and sits. It is disgusting. Clearly a design problem. Point number two. Did you know that the tongue is frequently the cause of bad breath and we can’t have that in trendy L.A.. Very tacky. Give this tip a try. I bet you will be glad you did.     Best regards, Allan Melnick DDS