Dental calculus is a hardened or solidifying mass that forms on the surface of natural or artificial teeth. Its formation begins with the accumulation of a soft plaque on the rough surface of the tooth's neck on which lime salts are deposited. Sealing, this formation "muff" covers the prigesnevuyu part of the tooth. Most often, a stone occurs on the teeth, which are less involved in the act of chewing, because of which their natural purification is difficult, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Dental calculus can lead to various dental diseases. Most often, it is caries. To remove tartar, you need to visit the dentist once every six months and conduct an appropriate procedure. If lumineers are installed on the teeth, tartar removal is also shown twice a year, since the tartar continues to accumulate after the installation of the veneers.

Supragingival tartar is visible to the naked eye. It has a white or yellowish color, a clay or solid consistency. When exposed to a special tool, it is easily detached from the tooth surface.

Subgingival tartar is usually firm and dense, it is visible only to the dentist with the help of special instruments. Has a greenish-black or dark-brown color, densely adjoins to a surface of a root of a tooth.

Causes.

- non-observance of hygiene of the oral cavity;.

- use of poor-quality hygiene products (toothbrushes and pastes);.

- taking only mild food;.

- when chewing food only one side of the jaw;.

- metabolic disorders (basic saline).

Prevention.

It is reduced to hygienic measures, consumption on a par with soft soft food (apple, carrots, cabbage, etc..

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