Tongue scraper adapted for engagement with a toothbrush

A dental hygiene apparatus, comprising:

• a toothbrush component having an elongated handle extending between distal and proximal ends;
• bristles extending from a first surface of said handle at said distal end, said first surface opposite a second surface of said handle;
• a scraper component, said scraper component having an elongated body extending between a first end and second end;
• a scraping edge positioned on a first side of said body, at or adjacent to said first end of said body;
• a cavity formed in said handle, said cavity configured for removable engagement of said scraper component therein to a stored position;
• said scraping edge in said stored position positioned adjacent to, or in contact with, a mating surface formed on said handle;
• and
• said scraping edge in said stored position prevented from a contact with a hand of a user gripping said elongated handle while operatively employing said toothbrush to clean teeth, whereby germs or bacteria on one of said hand or said scraping edge are not communicable to the other of said hand or said scraping edge by a said contact.