That's why it's important to focus on your oral hygiene and pay attention to what's going on with your teeth. One sign that your mouth isn't as healthy as it could be is if a calculus bridge forms.

That's why it's important to focus on your oral hygiene and pay attention to what's going on with your teeth. One sign that your mouth isn't as healthy as it could be is if a calculus bridge forms.

A buildup of dental plaque is called tartar. Dental plaque is a film that forms on your teeth, but if it’s allowed to collect, it will harden into tartar. You can remove dental plaque by ...

It shaves the calculus off very gently. So it's very different to the old-fashioned methods of scraping the teeth, which would take calculus away but would also scratch the tooth's surface.