What is Tartar (Calculus)?
It is bacterial plaque, hardened by the precipitation of mineral salts found in the saliva. Much like the bacterial plaque, there is an abundance of bacteria in tartar. In order to eliminate tartar, a thorough cleaning is done by your dentist. Nowadays this cleaning is done with ultrasound. The use of ultrasound to clean tartar is, without a doubt, one of the greatest discoveries of modern dentistry. It is a painless method that quickly eliminates tartar accumulation, thus preventing gingivitis and bone loss.
