{"id":4972,"date":"2019-06-12T18:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=4972"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:07","slug":"is-tongue-scraping-good-for-your-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/is-tongue-scraping-good-for-your-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Tongue Scraping Good For Your Oral Health?"},"content":{"rendered":" tongue scraper, oral health, dental, oral care, bad breath, cavities, gum disease\n<p>In addition to brushing, many people are adding tongue scraping as a way to remove extra particles from the surface of the tongue. This technique is safely done with a small round tool usually made from plastic or metal that gently glides across the surface of the tongue removing any buildup of bacteria, dead cells and debris.<\/p>\n<p>This buildup can cause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your sense of taste to lessen<\/li>\n<li>A white coat to appear on top of your tongue<\/li>\n<li>An increase in the likelihood of a stale odor (bad breath) to emanate from your mouth<\/li>\n<li>An increased in the likelihood of cavities and gum disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By using a tongue scraper as part of your daily oral hygiene, many of these conditions can be eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>Consistency in oral hygiene is the key to success.\u00a0 If you institute a regimen of brushing and flossing your teeth, as well as scraping your tongue regularly, you may find that your overall oral health will improve.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to schedule an appointment at Flushing Hospital Medical Center please call 718-670-5521 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to brushing, many people are adding tongue scraping as a way to remove extra particles from the surface of the tongue. This technique is safely done with a small round tool usually made from plastic or metal that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/is-tongue-scraping-good-for-your-oral-health\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8715,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4972\/revisions\/8715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}