A dental expert is not holding his tongue on a viral oral hygiene trend that could do more damage than well, and simply kill you.
Dr. Kelcey Loveland of Dental Celebrate and Brazes in Las Vegas has issued a raw warning about the increasingly popular practice of language scraping.
“What many do not understand is that a small tongue small and invisible cuts in the tissue of the tongue, which allows direct access to bacteria to the bloodstream,” said Loveland in a statement.
“For some with a heart valve problem, this could lead to endocarditis, which has a mortality rate between 15-30%,” he added. “Patients with heart valve problems should be particularly cautious about any oral care tool that can introduce bacteria into the bloodstream.”
These tools raise similar risks for people with abnormal heart valves, pacemakers or other intravascular devices, he said.
A 54.6% increase in Google searches in the last five years has driven the scraping of the language to social networks.
“The statistics collected in the last decade show between 10 and 30% of Americans report bad breath and can be tempted to try the language scrapers marketed as a solution,” said Loveland.
These welfare warriors can end up aggressively ranging food remains and eroding their oral health.
In one case, the Prince Charles hospital in Australia documented patients who developed serious infections shortly after they began to scrape their language regularly.
UCLA health experts warn that “brushing or scraping the advertising of the language affects the numbers and diversity of oral microbiome,” which can, in turn, “lead to hypertension.”
Loveland warns that language scrapers can also create a false sense of security, which leads users to think that their breathing problems are solved, when the real problem can be gum disease, caries or equally digestive disorders.
“These [issues] He needs a professional evaluation and treatment, not only masking symptoms with a language scraper, “he said.” If bad breath persists, consider consulting a dental professional instead of making it authentic with language scrapers. “
But some experts promote the power of the tongue scraper.
“The scraping of the tongue can do a better job by eliminating that plaque and bacteria from the surface of the tongue,” said Cleveland Dental Cleveland Clinic Tenika Patterson.
“Brushing is fine to do it, but think of this way: if your carpet is dirty and scrub it, the earth will be embedded there. But if it scraped it, it will get out of the surface.”
Some studies also suggest that language scrape is extremely effective to eliminate bad breath and reduce bacteria, potentially as well as brushing.
Even so, Loveland argues that the safest way to clean the tongue could be the outdated form.
“For those concerned with the health of the language, they gently brush the tongue with their teeth brush after you have finished cleaning its proper cleaning without the risks associated with the scrapers,” he said.
“It is much safer than a rigid scraper, since the softest sows are less likely to cause trauma to tissue delicates, while eliminating the eating parts and dead cells that can contribute to bad breath.”
And, he points out, do not forget that good oral hygiene means brushing your teeth twice a day, using dental thread and obtaining routine checks.