I bought the tongue scraper because when I switched to an electric toothbrush (oral-b), I felt it was not cleaning my tongue as well. Before that, using a regular toothbrush, I had no issue keeping my tongue clean and never needed the scraper. I do still like the electric toothbrush better.
It works much better. Your tongue is like velcro, so a bristle brush doesn’t really get plaque out. The tongue scrapers depress the bumps and scrape everything clean.
(I have a cheap metal one so I can throw it in the dishwasher. Plaque can eventually kinda make it dirty, but the dishwasher cleans it right off without deforming it)
Is a tongue scraper really that much better than brushing your tongue?
I have one and I’d say that depends.
I bought the tongue scraper because when I switched to an electric toothbrush (oral-b), I felt it was not cleaning my tongue as well. Before that, using a regular toothbrush, I had no issue keeping my tongue clean and never needed the scraper. I do still like the electric toothbrush better.
It works much better. Your tongue is like velcro, so a bristle brush doesn’t really get plaque out. The tongue scrapers depress the bumps and scrape everything clean.
(I have a cheap metal one so I can throw it in the dishwasher. Plaque can eventually kinda make it dirty, but the dishwasher cleans it right off without deforming it)