Recently there has been more and more attention paid to the tongue and the need to keep it clean and healthy. Bacteria forms on your tongue and at the back of your mouth, creating sulpher based compounds that can attack your teeth and gums. This can be a large contributor of bad breath as unlike bacteria formed around the teeth, bacteria on the tongue is rarely washed away. Many people overlook the tongue, however it is just as important to keep clean as your teeth. Tongue cleaning removes any dead cells, bacteria and any remaining food debris, so helping to eliminate the factors behind bad breathe. Mostly bad breathe is caused by something within the mouth, generally bad standards of oral hygiene are the cause. If you are finding that you have a problem with bad breathe then cleaning your tongue has been proven to help reduce this.