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Tongue problem
White layer on tongue how to clean tongue I try tongue cleanet evryday but my tongue is not clean very heavy white layer on tongue plz help me
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Clinical examination is required for proper diagnosis. If it’s normal then just normal cleaning in that area will suffice. Sometimes dry mouth, gastric issues, some medication etc can also cause coated tongue
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The white coating on the tongue forms daily due to the breakdown of the food we chew. So, it has to be cleaned everyday to avoid bad breath.
Younger can be cleaned by/
1) brushing the tongue with a toothbrush
2) using a plastic or a stainless steel tongue cleaner. A tongue cleaner is used in back to front motion gently keeping it in contact with the tongue. Definitely it will get cleaned. Tongue cleaning can be done more frequently like twice a day also if heavy accumulation of white coat occurs.
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Kindly be careful not to do excessive tongue cleaning causing injury and bleeding from the tongue surface
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Dr. Vinoth Chandran .SR
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Dindigul
Do you have bad breath
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Is your tongue is coated with white layer? Or its look like a lace appeareance ?Do you have any burning sensation ?
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