Tartar: I heard that some people want to know about me, well, I’ll introduce myself!
I originated from plaque and tartar, they are usually milky white attached to the junction of teeth and gums, over time, they will calcify and harden in the air, the color will also change to yellow or brown, then I formed, but my arrival will lead to a series of periodontal disease, so people do not like me too much.
The “crimes” of calculus
Bleeding gums
You see, I am surrounded by plaque and calculus, they separate me from the gums, attach around me, irritate the gum tissue, make the gums red and inflamed, become very fragile, so once my toothbrush buddy touches the gums ah, it is easy to cause the gums to bleed.
Mouth odor
Tartar is formed by plaque and tartar, mainly some bacteria and toxins, and unclean food around the teeth over time in the role of bacteria to form decaying substances, producing odor. You can see that because of the tartar my friends think I smell and don’t play with me anymore.
It affects my beauty
I envy my friends for having a white face! Because of this yellow layer of calculus, my skin condition is not good, I feel inferior among everyone, and my owner is also sulking because of it.
Periodontal disease
When calculus is formed, it wraps around the teeth and prevents the gums from getting close to the teeth. The accumulation of calculus can damage the periodontal membrane and the deeper periodontal tissues, resulting in gum recession, periodontitis and other periodontal diseases.
How to treat calculus?
Depending on the location of the calculus deposits, there are supragingival calculus and subgingival calculus. Supragingival calculus is visible to the naked eye and can usually be removed by scaling, while subgingival calculus is more “hidden” and needs to be removed by subgingival scaling with more sophisticated instruments.
How to take good care of your mouth?
- Clean your mouth carefully
Use the pasteurization method to brush your teeth for a full three minutes
①Toothbrush at an angle of 45 degrees to the teeth
②Toothbrush along the gap, brush the upper teeth downward and the lower teeth upward
③Lastly, put the toothbrush flat and brush the occlusal surface of the back teeth.
Use dental tools such as dental floss, interdental brushes and dental flossers
2.Reasonable diet
①Eat less fried and stimulating greasy food
②Eat more vitamin-rich protein foods
③Control the amount of tobacco and alcohol
- Regular checkups
Regular oral health examination can prevent the occurrence of some oral diseases and have a certain grasp and understanding of the oral condition, so that “early detection, early treatment”.
