I Need To Shave My Tongue

If You Drink Coffee

If you drink a lot of coffee or tea you may develop an alarming condition with your tongue.

An Important Day

This could be the day for an important sales meeting, a job interview or your performance review. Things like this always seem to happen on those kinds of days! Looking in the mirror you notice that your tongue looks like it’s covered in long black hair! It’s time to get to work, and you need your smile working for you.

What Is Going On With My Tongue?

Even if we’re good about regular brushing and flossing, there is one area of our mouths that can be neglected… the tongue. Your tongue needs to be scraped and brushed on a regular basis. If it’s not, you may develop Black Hairy Tongue.

Black Hairy Tongue

BHT (Black Hairy Tongue) makes your tongue look black and like it’s growing hair! This condition appears to be much worse than it actually is. It’s painless, and is caused by having bacteria trapped in the little bumps in your tongue. It’s often caused by drinking too much coffee or tea, and not brushing your teeth and your tongue often enough.

Scrape Your Tongue and Scrap The Coffee

If you have been trying to grow longer and more luxuriant hair, I’m sure that you didn’t intend for it to be on your tongue! You can treat this yourself by using a tongue scraper and lightly brushing your tongue with your toothbrush. Some toothbrushes have scrapers on the back.

Get Your Smile Working For You

As adults we sometimes neglect to take care of our own oral hygiene as much as we should. See your dental hygienist for effective brushing tips and keep your smile working for you.