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Hoping someone can help me out. For a while I've had bad breath (even after I brush my teeth) and I noticed that my tongue has this white/yellow creamy/thick substance on the top of it, more of it towards the back.

When I went to the dentist, I mentioned this to the hygienist and she said that it was plaque on my tongue and that I need to brush it away. Well I can't get my tooth brush that far back and when I use a scrapper, I can get some of from the front of my tongue off, but it's thick.

Any idea what it is and are there any over the counter remedies?

I think it's Thrush on my tongue (it's only on my tongue).

Any ideas? Unfortunantely I no longer have insurance and cannot afford to go the Dentist, so I'm hoping there is something I can buy online or over the counter to help fight this.

Any help is appreciated!

I have the exact same problem at times. I wonderered where it came from and I'm having the same thing you do, the thick yellowish coating on the tongue, eventhough I brush, etc. I brushed again this morning and cleaned my tongue and it went away.

Hoping someone can help me out. For a while I've had bad breath (even after I brush my teeth) and I noticed that my tongue has this white/yellow creamy/thick substance on the top of it, more of it towards the back.

When I went to the dentist, I mentioned this to the hygienist and she said that it was plaque on my tongue and that I need to brush it away. Well I can't get my tooth brush that far back and when I use a scrapper, I can get some of from the front of my tongue off, but it's thick.

Any idea what it is and are there any over the counter remedies?

I think it's Thrush on my tongue (it's only on my tongue).

Any ideas? Unfortunantely I no longer have insurance and cannot afford to go the Dentist, so I'm hoping there is something I can buy online or over the counter to help fight this.

Any help is appreciated!

I'm a 26 year old male with excellent teeth (had braces, etc).

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Originally posted by Chris:
Hey There!

Hoping someone can help me out. For a while I've had bad breath (even after I brush my teeth) and I noticed that my tongue has this white/yellow creamy/thick substance on the top of it, more of it towards the back.

When I went to the dentist, I mentioned this to the hygienist and she said that it was plaque on my tongue and that I need to brush it away. Well I can't get my tooth brush that far back and when I use a scrapper, I can get some of from the front of my tongue off, but it's thick.

Any idea what it is and are there any over the counter remedies?

I think it's Thrush on my tongue (it's only on my tongue).

Any ideas? Unfortunantely I no longer have insurance and cannot afford to go the Dentist, so I'm hoping there is something I can buy online or over the counter to help fight this.

Any help is appreciated!

Just for FYI, I'm a 22 year old male with excellent teeth (had braces, etc).

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