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lolumad

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Joined: 23 Dec 2007
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hairy tongue and cleaning it
Posted: 12-23-07 22:09pm

edit - i think what im talking about is the "papillae" but im clueless so...

i don't think i have a "hairy tongue", but its like hair in a way. its almost as if my taste buds are up or something? the best example i can think of, is when your petting a dog or a cat, and you go against their fur, it sort of stands up, and if you go the opposite direction, its pushed back down and is flat again. if i push my brush towards the back of my mouth, the taste buds, hairy tongue, whatever it is, lays flat. if i pull the brush towards the tip of my tongue, they all stand up as if you were going against your pets fur.

i dont think i have hairy tongue based on the google images pictures, and maybe what ive gots normal? i dont exactly want to ask someone "can i examine your tongue? so yeah... and whats the best way to clean my tongue? buy a tongue scraper annndd any special toothpaste i should use or somthing?

thanks
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prdent1

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Joined: 26 Dec 2007
Posts: 70
Tounge
Posted: 12-26-07 14:01pm

the best way to clean your tounge is with your toothbrush without toothpaste because its chemicals can damage your taste buds there are toothbrush that have tounge cleaners like colgate 360 that you can use it too .tounge scrapes can be use too . the thing is that whatever you decide to use dont scrape too hard because papilla keraitinized with constant friction and tounge can get white because of ir
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