Dental tartar can be described as bacterial and mineral deposits. Also known as tartar, dental tartar usually forms intensively on the back of teeth but can also form on the front parts of teeth. The reason for tartar formation is exactly due to inadequate - incomplete oral and dental care. In summary, never brushing teeth, inadequate tooth brushing, incorrect tooth brushing is the very cause of tartar. If dental tartar is not cleaned, gum problems begin to appear. This is a major problem that can progress to tooth loss. Since gums do not directly cause pain, gum problems cannot be noticed in the early periods when they emerge. The most visible places where you can see tartar are the back of your teeth. The yellowish-brown appearance you see in this area is completely tartar. Dental tartar, that is, dental calculus, continues to increase with the adhesion of consumed micronutrients to the top layer of the tooth, namely the enamel layer, and accumulation due to inadequate brushing.
It can generally be commonly observed on the back of teeth, back teeth, and prostheses. The most important sources that can turn into tartar are found in carbohydrate and sugary contents. For tartar to form visibly, it is sufficient not to brush teeth for two weeks or to brush teeth incompletely - incorrectly. Dental tartar can lead to serious oral - dental health problems that can reach tooth loss. Therefore, you need to have your tartar cleaned at the periods determined by your dentist. The most common symptom of tartar is especially the yellow-brown and hard stains on the back of teeth. You can see these stains on the front parts of teeth but they are not very noticeable.
Additionally, you can also feel them when you touch the back and front of your teeth with your tongue. You can find the same touch sensation in your jawbone under your teeth, that is, in the gums where your tooth roots are located. You should have your tartar that you can directly see on the back of teeth where saliva accumulates intensely cleaned and pay attention to tooth brushing. Otherwise, you may face many problems from gum bleeding to tooth loss.
Tartar, that is, dental calculus cleaning cannot be performed at home. Therefore, for minimal tartar formation, you need to brush your teeth at least twice a day and correctly.
You should not forget that with proper oral - dental care, you can greatly reduce tartar formations and also increase the interval for tartar cleaning procedures.
For example, with proper oral - dental care, having your tartar cleaned every one and a half years will be sufficient. In other cases, you should have your tartar cleaned every six months. Teeth cleaning procedures can only be performed by dentists. The first stage of tartar cleaning begins with scraping the tartar. Ultrasonic devices are used in the tartar scraping step. After scraping the tartar, tartar cleaning does not end. Then your teeth are polished by your doctor. After the polishing and smoothing stages, the resulting tooth appearance is achieved as if a teeth whitening procedure had been performed.
With polishing - smoothing procedures, your plaques will also be completely removed. The procedures are limited to these and take a short time. A tartar cleaning procedure takes an average of half an hour. After cleaning tartar, plaque formations will also be prevented and their reformation will be delayed. After the tartar cleaning intervention, you may experience extreme sensitivity in your teeth and gums on the first day. This is a completely natural reaction. The extreme sensitivity will end after the first day ends. In the first week after cleaning procedures, you may experience sensitivity during tooth brushing. The duration and severity of this feeling varies from person to person.
If you perform your subsequent oral - dental care regularly by paying attention to your doctor's recommendations, your tartar will not form as quickly and intensely as before. You should know that to prevent tartar as much as possible, you should only use the toothbrushes recommended by your dentist. You should perform tooth brushing with correct techniques. You should brush each tooth using 5-6 brush strokes as if sweeping in circles. If your doctor deems appropriate, you can also use dental floss or interdental brushes.