My tongue has a white film on it every morning - what is it?

Question

I have to scrape it off, then use a touch brush on it to fully clean

Answer 1

It's quite normal........ you probably sleep with your mouth opened.

A mouth wash is a great way to get rid of it as well and kills bacteria.

Answer 2

You probably sleep with your mouth open. Saliva mixes with air and ta da. That's what it looks like. Get a toothbrush with a tongue scraper on the back. They're quite handy. Using mouthwash in the morning after you brush helps too.  

Answer 3

could be candida.  There are lots of web sites about it, just put 'white tongue' as a search on yahoo.  it has lots of suggestions.

Answer 4

It could be any of the reasons mentioned above, but it could also be oral thrush, it leaves you with a white film on your tongue. does it go away for the rest of the day after you clean it or does it come back during the day, if it comes back it could be thrush.

Answer 5

Basically, its a dried saliva, plaque and lots of bacteria.

Answer 6

It's normal, don't worry about it. Brush your teeth, tongue and the rest of your mouth before going to bed and use a rinse and it might help.  

Answer 7

plaque perfectly norm.

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Answer 8

ew.

how's your dental hygiene? are you a mouth breather?

Answer 9

Floss, brush for 2 minutes and then rinse with mouth wash.

Drink 2 glasses of water before bed and try not to sleep with your mouth open.

Good Luck

kezx  

Answer 10

Its Just Tatar, And Plaque That Builds Up In Your Mouth, This Is Caused because You May Not Wash Your Teeth Reguraly Enoughx :)

Answer 11

honey, its called you need to brush your teeth, you need to scrub your tongue....

thats just nasty....

what girl's gonna want you with that dirty mouth?