Tongue scraping is the process of running a simple tool across your tongue to remove bacteria, food particles, and other debris from the surface. It's been around for hundreds of years, with ...

Cracks, grooves, or clefts appear on the top and sides of the tongue. These fissures only affect your tongue. Fissures on the tongue vary in depth, but they may be as deep as 6 millimeters.

Tongue, lip and cheek-tie releases are often recommended to help with breastfeeding or to prevent health problems. Few studies have shown benefits. By Sarah Kliff Jessica Silver-Greenberg and ...

A dental expert isn’t holding his tongue about a viral oral hygiene trend that could do more harm than good — and even kill you. “What many don’t understand is that a tongue scraper can ...

But recently, I’ve taken on the extra habit of tongue scraping. The barrier for entry was low — a $10 metal instrument that takes maybe 30 seconds (if that) out of my day — and, now ...