If you can’t seem to get the taste of onion, garlic or cheese out your mouth after brushing, you might benefit from a tongue scraper. As one of the most flexible muscles in the body, the tongue has ...

Cleaning your tongue gets rid of bacteria, food debris, and plaque that can give you bad breath and wreak havoc on your oral health.

When you think of oral hygiene, what do you think of first? Teeth. That's because that's what the TV commercials focus on, that's what our parents hammered into us about the importance of brushing our ...

If you’re diligent about brushing your teeth (or trying to be), that’s great. But to mitigate bad breath, brushing your tongue with your toothbrush likely won’t cut it. Your toothbrush’s bristles are ...

Editor’s note: Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based freelance health and science journalist. If you can’t seem to get the taste of onion, garlic or cheese out your mouth after brushing, you might ...

The experts consulted for this story do not necessarily endorse the products ahead unless otherwise noted. If you’re diligent about brushing your teeth (or trying to be), that’s great. But to mitigate ...