Does your tongue clean itself ?

The Anterior portion of Tongue is a self cleansing  mass muscle . The portion along with teeth is completely covered with saliva that makes the portion frcitionless.So it becomes easy for the tongue to expell majority of food particles further. The saliva PH level ensures proper cleansing of the Anterior portion .But Foods like Sugar , Carbonated beverages ,Coffee and etc disturb the Saliva and make it more acidic .

Coming to the Posterior portion of the Tongue, the area is rough and accumulates lot of Toxins . This portion is not a Self cleanser and needs the support of a Tongue cleaner to scrape the debris.Our body expells all the toxis over night and  debris get accumulated at this portion . It is always advised to drink more water after eating as left over food particles on the posterior will be expelled . The white layer formed on the sufrface of the psoterior portion of tongue is the result of the debris accumulated over night .

So, Yes the Anterior portion of the Tongue is a self cleanser and the posterior portion needs to be cleaned with a Tongue Scraper .Tongue scraping is an ancient ritual that is being followed since forefathers. It is one of the self care morning ritual in Ayurveda . Ayurveda suggests to use Copper Tongue Scraper as they are antimicrobial . You can also use a Steel tongue scraper, but it needs to maintained regualrly as it gets oxidised to the environment theirby forming rust on its surface .