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Tongue scraping is the process of running a simple tool across your tongue to remove bacteria, food particles, and other debris from the surface.

It’s been around for at least a couple of thousand years. The Romans did it. The Victorians did it. Even George Washington, famous for his dental troubles, did it.

You can get a similar effect if you simply brush your tongue a few times as you brush your teeth but some experts say a dedicated scraping tool is better at removing plaque and bacteria from the tongue’s surface.