Why clean your tongue?

J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Nov;129(11):1605-7. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0109.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Dental Deposits / microbiology
  • Dental Deposits / prevention & control
  • Dental Devices, Home Care
  • Equipment Design
  • Halitosis / metabolism
  • Halitosis / microbiology
  • Halitosis / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Sulfide / metabolism
  • Oral Hygiene / instrumentation
  • Oral Hygiene / methods*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / metabolism
  • Tongue / metabolism
  • Tongue / microbiology*

Substances

  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • methylmercaptan
  • Hydrogen Sulfide