Do you use a tongue scraper?

[Phentex]

Some people on the radio were talking about this as in things you shouldn't do in front of other people. Just curious as to who uses one and why.

[jberryhill]

1. Not on myself, no

[GeorgeGist]

2. In front of others ...

I use my teeth.

[targetpractice]

3. Excellent visual!

Hahah!

[TlalocW]

4. I've used one before

It's supposed to clear off gunk from your tastebuds so you can taste full flavors again. I can't remember if it worked or not.

I do remember a whole day in elementary school dedicated to proper oral hygiene. We were bussed (along with a lot of other kids) to a large convention center, a local TV personality did a magic show, we were given toothbrushes, paste, floss, and those horrible-tasting pills that you chew that then supposedly show you where you missed brushing. There was a Peanuts short that Schulz had done for these events with Charlie Brown explaining how to properly brush your teeth, and he included brushing your tongue, which is easy for a cartoon character but not so much fora real person.

TlalocW

[Phentex]

5. I remember those pills!

Seems like cruel and unusual punishment now.

[TlalocW]

13. I remember doing an experiment

I brushed just my two front teeth for 3 or 4 minutes, flossed in between them and on both sides. Ate a pill, bared my teeth, and lo and behold, red gunk on them just like everywhere else in my mouth. Never used them again.

TlalocW

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. When I brush my teeth....

I also use a tongue scraper and brush it as well. Bacteria settles on the tongie, gets into the gums, and bad breath ensues. I avoid that.

[Phentex]

8. well there ya go!

Did your dentist tell you about it? Or, how did you hear about it? No one has ever mentioned this to me.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. My Dentist 8 years ago.......

I have not missed a day since.

[SummerSnow]

7. Look at this and laugh....

https://www.perpetualkid.com/dear-leader-tongue-scraper.html

[Phentex]

9. I will dream about this tonight...

[Laffy Kat]

11. I brush three to four times a day but don't tongue scrape.

It makes me gag.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Yes, in the privacy of my bathroom. I am an almost 10 year survivor

of Stage IV cancer in my throat. Due to radiation, I lost most of my saliva glands, so stuff sticks to my teeth and my tongue.