What's WRONG With Modern Dentistry & How To Fix Your Mouth, Sleep & Oral Microbiome For Good, With Dr. Eniko Loud & The Whole Health Dentistry Team (Best of LIFE Network's Experts!)

Tongue scraping removes bacteria that cause cavities

The tongue acts like a sponge that harbors bacteria all day. Scraping it morning and night removes debris and bacteria, reducing the chance of cavities forming and improving overall oral health.

"tongue scraping is super important because the tongue is like a sponge that sits in our mouths and we spend so much time brushing and flossing with the bass method and the C-shaped flossing and everything, that takes a long time. But at the end of your routine, you also want to ensure to scrape your tongue, to remove any debris that's been sitting on the tongue all day."

Why copper tongue scrapers are antibacterial

Many tongue scrapers are made from copper specifically because copper has natural antibacterial properties, making it an effective material for removing harmful oral bacteria.

"why a lot of the tongue scrapers are made out of copper? Cause it's antibacterial."

Oil pulling and tongue scraping as daily oral care

Ben Greenfield describes his daily oral care routine of ozone oil pulling and tongue scraping, discussing the Ayurvedic roots of these practices and their application in modern biological dentistry.

"coconut oil pulling and tongue scraping. Now I do ozone oil pulling and tongue scraping."

Flossing introduces oxygen to kill anaerobic bacteria

Flossing is not just about removing food particles. It introduces oxygen under the gum line, which kills the anaerobic bacteria that cause bleeding gums and gum disease.

"Flossing is not just to get food out from in between your teeth. It's actually to get oxygen under the gum line so that it can kill the bacteria that causes bleeding."