Probably, each person wants to look good, and many even diligently strive for this. A beautiful smile is undoubtedly one of the components of an excellent image. But on the way to this, tartar can become, the reasons for the formation of which lie in the wrong actions when making the daily morning toilet.
Tartar is a hardened accumulated particles of food, waste products of various bacteria, the upper layer of cells covering the oral cavity. It can be located both above and below the gums. In the first case, it can be easily seen independently, but if the stone is under the gums, then special dental equipment is needed to detect it. It is very important to identify and remove tartar in time, as it can lead to serious diseases of the teeth and gums.
One of the most common causes of tartar is insufficient cleaning of the surface of the teeth from plaque. Soft plaque is quite easily removed with a regular toothbrush, but if you do not do it carefully enough, then in a week or a half it will turn into a dense formation, that is, tartar, which is almost impossible to remove on your own. As a rule, such layering affects the teeth, which do not take an active part in the process of chewing food, thereby reducing the likelihood of natural cleansing. Also, the cause may be the use of mainly soft foods or metabolic disorders.
If tartar was found on the teeth , treatment should be started immediately. To do this, you need to contact a specialist in the field of dentistry, who will help get rid of the scourge, wherever it is. As a rule, doctors use special tools for cleaning: either hand-held or ultrasound machines. Previously, dental hooks were used for such procedures, but they did not always cope with the task to the end, moreover, they did not bring any pleasure to patients, but rather, on the contrary. To date, this method has been completely abandoned, preferring to work with ultrasonic devices. They generate certain vibrations, with the help of which various removable nozzles quite carefully remove plaque. There are two ways to perform such manipulations: by touching the nozzle directly to the surface of the affected tooth or by cleaning with a powerful jet of water. The advantage of the second method is that during operation, oxygen is released from the water, which also disinfects the surface. Moreover, the probability of complete removal of tartar is very high, since the gums and root are also processed at the same time. Sometimes, if the stone is in a very neglected state, it is softened by special means. At the end of the brushing procedure, tooth polishing is usually performed .
There is an opinion that removing tartar is not completely harmless, since such a procedure can damage the enamel. This was really possible in those days when doctors used hooks, and even did the work not very accurately. In modern dentistry, when using ultrasonic devices, such fears do not make sense, since the nozzles are less sharp than hooks, and in the case of a strong touch on the surface of the tooth, the device ceases to generate vibrations. When polishing teeth, compositions are used that are similar in texture to toothpaste, so they do not carry any threat of enamel.
Sometimes patients do not want to go to the dentist to remove tartar, arguing that he will reappear over time. In this case, the recommendations of specialists are reduced to familiarization with the elementary rules for caring for the oral cavity.