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I've been doing this for years but my friends were utterly baffled when they found out. I have a cheap, copper plated tongue scraper from a knick-knack store and it does the job beautifully, virtually eliminating morning breath.

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[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 month ago
[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

Can't escape Big Tongue Scraper.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Join us. Join the Scrape Corporation.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Haha I bought a tongue scraper years ago for like $5. Then my dentist gave me another. So it's super funny to me that a company selling a somewhat niche product for a super cheap price, a product that can easily last a lifetime, would be out here covertly advertising on a niche social media website.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, that doesn't seem like a very effective ad campaign, but this is why the Scrape Corporation needs all the help it can get! We are terrible at marketing.

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[-] fizzle@quokk.au 7 points 1 month ago

I heard that if you buy a copper played flying Tiger tongue scraper today you can get an anal douche kit with bonus scrotum razor for just 3x payments of $5.99.

[-] silosong@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

It's not but yeah I realize I shouldn't have written the store name I guess

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago

Nope, but I do brush my tongue with the toothbrush while I'm in there doing my teeth.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I'm very shocked to learn this is not the standard from this thread.

[-] bootstrap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago

Yes. Once you see the shit you get off your tongue you can never return to before.

[-] myrmidex@belgae.social 16 points 1 month ago
[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Hilarious. And perhaps a little too accurate for comfort.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago

I use a dedicated poop knife for scraping my tongue. Just make sure it's a different color than your regular poop knife.

[-] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I just use the back of the toothbrush. I get ones that are textured.

I feel like my breath is bad if I don't.

[-] lemonuri@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago

I just use my toothbrush after cleaning the teeth with the leftover paste still on it. Works well for me and is also said to hinder the spread of viruses in some kind of manner, at least I think I read this on the news some time ago.

I also used the backside of the brush for this but my method seems more effective to me, I would like to see a study about this.

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I assumed the texture on the back was for tongue scraping. I thought it was a feature.

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[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

I use a toothbrush for that.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Do yourself a favor and try a scraper: It works way better and way faster.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Point taken. I just ordered one, I will give it a try.

Do you use it before or after brushing?

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[-] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Sometimes! Most of the time I just use my toothbrush. But either way, I absolutely clean my tongue every day.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

No, I've never had a problem with bad breath or matter buildup on my tongue.

[-] Ymer@feddit.dk 7 points 1 month ago

I'll start brushing my tongue if I ever get a tongue cavity.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago

I floss, brush, and scrape my tongue. My scraper is just a cheap stainless steel thing but it works fine.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

How does flossing your tongue work?

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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

Nope but I brush it at the end. Its like front then up and over on the lowers then uppers then roof then tongue.

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

i have never ever heard of tongue scrapers. Do toothbrushes not work? And do tongue scrapers avoid the gag-reflex induced by using a toothbrush on it?

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I use an electric toothbrush and the high speed oscillation is too much to do my tongue without being too tickly. The scraper is just a steady slow motion that was much easier to cope with for me. Just try a rounded spoon to see if you tolerate it. That's how it was suggested to me, and I just kept on using the spoon because I already had it.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

I believe this is the origin of the valley girl expression, "Gag me with a spoon."

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[-] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

I have a neat trick for you; stick your tongue out, bite down, pull tongue in again, spit.

[-] silosong@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

My frenulum ☹️

[-] ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

I just use my toe knife, and jam it up there to get the gunk out

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

No. I tried it for a while and didn't see any difference in terms of breath. (I didn't try your particular tongue scraper brand though)

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[-] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I just scrape my tongue a bit with the toothbrush at the end of brushing my teeth, this seems more than sufficient

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[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I just use my electric toothbrush. The first glob of spit afterwards is nasty

[-] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I get toothbrushes with a rough patch on the back. It's like a cat tongue licking my tongue, but less erotic and more minty.

[-] msrb711@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I do. I also floss, use mouthwash, and an electric tootbrush.

I'm not bragging, I didn't do it untill recently when I had to go to the dentist and despite having dental insurance I had to pay roughly a price of used car to get my teeth fixed.

I let myself go to the point where I can't financially afford not to.

[-] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I had to pay roughly a price of used car to get my teeth fixed.

America?

[-] msrb711@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ja huch!!! Keine Zahnzusatz? Krankenkassen übernehmen kaum noch was vom Zahnarzt

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[-] Kuma@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yes, I started because using mouthwash and brushing twice a day was not enough for my breath. Haven't had bad breath since. Mine is just a plastic tongue scraper, nothing fancy.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yep, I use some steel thing I got from the drug store for like $5. Works well.

[-] HobbitFoot 2 points 1 month ago

I use my toothbrush from time to time. I don't have a specialty tool.

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