The health and beauty of our teeth walk hand in hand, none of them can exist without the other one. A dental calculus is a problem appearing from time to time which can be solved with regular treatments in an effective way. Although, if we neglect this treatment it can be harmful to the appearance of our teeth but in more serious cases we have to face with the loss of our teeth as well.
Bad breath, being sensitive to cold and warm things and a bleeding gum (gingiva) are just some of the alarming warnings but in these cases, generally we have to count with inflammation too, which on the long run can lead to the loss of our teeth and several health- related problems for example: to the formation of sites (nodules).
Although, dental calculus can be formed with having proper oral hygiene as well, its quality and quantity completely depend on the person. There are some people where dental calculus is always being produced in spite of doing thorough cleaning while there are people where minimum value of tartar develops with less effort and attention. It does not only depend on our tooth-brushing technique that how often we have to visit a dentist for tartar removal. The formation of dental calculus is influenced by our individual hormonal features, the tight position of our teeth, the medicines we take and the food we consume.
Tartar is a sclerosed coating which is formed by the plaque attached on our teeth and the mineral salts in our saliva. It has not only a high calcium content but the number of harmful micro-organism is also very high in it.
On the long run, persistent tartar has a negative impact on the teeth and tooth socket (periodontium), moreover, the dishes and drinks with pigmenting character-for example: coffee and red wine- can colour it yellow or dark brown which can have a negative effect on our self-confidence.
Mostly the following areas and teeth are exposed to the spread of dental calculus: the tongue side of bicuspid and molar teeth and the teeth at the opening of salivary glands. We can distinguish tartar located under the gums (subgingival) and tartar above the gums (supragingival) as well.
Many times we can experience that patients think that tartar removal is a painful treatment because of lack of information and it can even damage tooth enamel.
Fortunately, due to recent modern opportunities we do not have to be afraid none of them since the treatment is completely painless. In case of sensitive teeth we apply anesthetic gel or to patients who are a bit afraid of tartar removal we give an injection in order to assure the patient about having calm and relaxed treatment conditions.
The removal of dental calculus is performed with ultrasonic method and in case of tightly standing teeth the tartar is removed with polished strips. After that, the thoroughly cleaned teeth will be polished with high fluorine paste which eliminates sensitivity and roughness.
The dental hygienist specialist will tell some good advice to the patient in order that between the two treatments just the minimum number of tartar should form.
More and more scientific studies highlight the fact that the health of our teeth is closely related to the condition of our immune system. If we are for example before implantation or wisdom tooth removal, then it is recommended to create the cleanest conditions in the oral cavity where the removal of dental calculus is also an integral part.
