Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for overall health, and most people focus primarily on brushing their teeth. However ...

Credit: AI-generated illustration/DALL-E 3. Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue and say “aaah”? While the GP assesses your throat, they’re also checking out your tongue, which can revea ...

Developing a white coating on the tongue’s surface is one of the most common changes in healthy people. This can happen if you stop brushing or scraping the tongue, even for a few days.

Cleaning your tongue only takes around 10-15 seconds, but it's is a good way to check in with your health and can easily be incorporated into your teeth brushing routine. Build-up can occur if you ...

UK dental surgeon Shaadi Manouchehri has revealed her three-step routine for good oral hygiene — brushing her teeth before breakfast, scraping her tongue twice a day and using mouthwash before ...

Key to TCM observation is tongue diagnosis, which includes assessing the tongue's color, coating, and shape. The tongue, replete with nerves and blood vessels, functions as an integral part of the ...

See All Maybe you noticed it while chewing. Or maybe your tongue rubbed up against the side of your mouth and you felt it: a small bump on your tongue. Though your doctor can tell you for certain ...