Brainerd, Minnesota. Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 13,592 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County, and is one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota.
It innervates the back of your tongue to the back of your throat, and helps to control reverse peristalsis. Some people have a glossopharyngeal that innervates a larger part of their tongue than other people, and have a very strong gag when they touch that area.
When your dentist puts the dental impression tray in your mouth, the tray and the viscous impression material oozing in your mouth can cause your gag reflex to engage. What You Can Do. There are a few things you can do to reduce the chance of gagging when the tray is in your mouth: Breathe through your nose.