Why do we have dental calculus

Tartar is a very common disease in daily life. It not only causes great harm to the patient's physical health, but also seriously affects their normal diet and life. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand its cause and find scientific and effective prevention and treatment methods. There are many reasons for the formation of tartar, and people need to pay special attention to dental hygiene and health in life.

1. Why does dental tartar occur?

Reason one: the decrease in the concentration of carbon dioxide in human saliva will promote the precipitation of inorganic salts on the surface of teeth in the human mouth.

The second reason is that a substance produced by the degenerate cells of the human body can hydrolyze organic phosphorus and the phosphorus produced will precipitate on the surface of the teeth to form tartar.

The third reason is that the bacteria in the human mouth will change the acidity and alkalinity of saliva, making the saliva alkaline, thereby promoting the decomposition of protein in saliva to form calcium salts, which are easily deposited on the surface of human teeth.

Reason four, the formation of dental tartar is closely related to the concentration of human saliva. The higher the concentration, the easier it is to deposit on the surface of the teeth. Therefore, the formation, shape, hardness and speed of tartar will vary from person to person. Generally, it takes about fifteen hours for tartar to form on new teeth.

Dental tartar is a foreign body in the human oral cavity. It will have different degrees of impact on the teeth. It will stimulate the periodontal tissue and compress the gums, thereby affecting blood circulation, causing bacterial infection, gum inflammation and symptoms of gum atrophy. After the formation of dental tartar, it will more deeply damage the periodontal membrane. Such uninterrupted cycle will cause damage to the tissues around the teeth and eventually lead to tooth extraction.

Tartar can be divided into several degrees, which is based on the degree of changes in the gums and periodontal tissues caused by tartar. It is divided into 0 degrees, 1 degree, 2 degrees, and 3 degrees. 0 degree generally means there is no soft plaque and tartar, 3 degree means there is more tartar, and generally there is more subgingival tartar.

2. How to prevent and treat dental tartar?

First, pay attention to developing daily eating habits and good living habits, pay attention to brushing your teeth in the morning and evening, rinsing your mouth after meals, and pay attention to the correct way of rinsing your mouth. Try to prevent tartar from depositing on the surface and prevent the disease resistance of periodontal tissues. Pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine foods in your diet, and eat less sweets, snacks and other foods.

Second, you can have an oral examination every six months and have your teeth thoroughly cleaned to keep them healthy. It is best to go to a regular hospital for examination.

Third, using ultrasonic teeth cleaning is very effective in removing dental plaque. It can not only remove dental plaque and protect teeth, but also whiten teeth.

Fourth, remove tartar by dissolving it. Tartar can be removed by holding it in your mouth or rinsing your mouth, which is a painless method of removing tartar. This method can also form a protective film on the surface of the teeth, which can prevent tartar from regenerating on the surface of the teeth. However, this varies from person to person, and because people's physical constitutions are different, the therapeutic effects are also different.

Of course, prevention is also very important. Eat less overly refined foods and less sticky and high-sugar foods. Pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene and good living habits.