Safety and Clinical Evaluation of a Sonic Tongue Brush

Background: Tongue coating consists of oral bacteria, desquamated epithelium, blood cells, and food residues and is involved in periodontal disease, halitosis, and aspiration pneumonia. Recently, a tongue brush with sonic vibration was developed to clean the tongue. This comparative study examined t...

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Published in:	International Dental Journal
Main Authors:	Satoshi Shirakawa, Takatoshi Nagano, Yuji Matsushima, Akihiro Yashima, Kazuhiro Gomi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Bacterial testing Tongue brush Tongue cleaning Tongue coating Tongue injury
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002065392300936X

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