the tongue thing again

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Forgot to respond to previous post about the tongue taking care of

itself. Well, yes and no. In most normal mouths it pretty much takes

care of itself however it is similar to a carpet in its topography

and bacterial populations would be further reduced by cleaning it

properly. Yes-probably not necessary in normal (devoid of perio)

mouths. No-advisable to further clean in perio or xerostomic mouths.

There is corroboration in the dental literature for those dentists

and spouses of dentists that wish to pursue academics. Dr. Tom Glass

and Dr.S.N. Bhaskar, well published practitioners advocate brushing

the little critter. That said, I only clean mine if it is other than

its usual pink, perky self.