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Brushing your tongue could have adverse health effects

Dear Doctors: I thought brushing your tongue was an important part of oral hygiene. But a friend who is a nurse says it’s not a great idea. She said it has something to do with the mouth microbiome and high blood pressure. I didn’t even know the mouth had a microbiome. Can you explain?

Dear Reader: Although the microbiome we hear about most often is located in the gut, these communities are found t…

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