Recently, the topic of "brushing your teeth without brushing your tongue is about equal to white brushing" has appeared on the hot search, causing heated discussions among netizens. Some people think you shouldn't brush it, and some people think you have to brush it. So when you brush your teeth, have you ever brushed your tongue?

Regarding whether to brush your tongue when brushing your teeth, there are different opinions on the market, so today I will take you to analyze it.

Dentists say that it is necessary to brush the tongue coating. The tongue coating has a protective effect, but the back of the tongue is attached to food debris and tongue coating, and bacteria can multiply and cause bad breath if it is not cleaned for a long time, and cleaning the tongue coating can prevent bad breath.

Then there are also Chinese medicine practitioners who do not recommend brushing the tongue coating. In traditional Chinese medicine, the tongue coating is mainly to see some manifestations of the five internal organs on the tongue, which will affect the doctor's judgment. Brushing the tongue coating for a long time can spoil the taste buds and lead to a decrease in appetite.

In summary, the tongue coating can be brushed. However, the premise is not to brush for a long time, you need to use a soft-bristled toothbrush to brush gently and not vigorously to avoid damaging the papillae on the tongue. The most important thing to clean your teeth is to clean your teeth. If the teeth are properly cleaned, oral diseases can be effectively prevented. Some bad breath is caused by diseases, digestive disorders can cause bad breath, and you should also eat a light diet in life.

Netizens shared their feelings about brushing their tongue coating, saying that they couldn't brush it at all:

I never realized I was going to brush my tongue, so I'll go back and brush it tonight and see if it's retching [tears run]

It's a big fuss, brushing your teeth without brushing your tongue is about the same as brushing your teeth and rushing to the hot search, and the fryer in the comment area

Netizens said that they brushed while vomiting, and they didn't vomit every day and felt that they didn't brush in place [laughing and crying]

I think I can brush it, sometimes I feel that the tongue is numb, is it fresh after brushing

You're too diligent in brushing, and the doctor said you don't need to brush your tongue for a long time [frowning]

You two must be like-minded [tears]

Not to mention the tongue, the teeth are brushed on the outside, and the inside is spit out when you brush it, which is really uncomfortable

Wouldn't it be better to use a special tongue coating brush [dog head]

Do you think you need to brush your tongue when brushing your teeth?

It's a big fuss, brushing your teeth without brushing your tongue is about the same as brushing your teeth and rushing to the hot search, and the fryer in the comment area