title: Why clean your tongue?
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D003741:Dental Deposits / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D004867:Equipment Design; D006209:Halitosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D014059:Tongue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C005231:methylmercaptan; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide