Saturday, August 8, 2009

Whats a good toothpaste for clearing tarter?


Answer:
No toothpaste can clean tartar off teeth. Tartar is calcified bacterial plaque and has a very hard, crusty consistency and is impossible to brush off. If you have tartar, you need to see a dentist or hygienist and have them scrape it off for you.What you can do is prevent tartar from building up. It takes 12 hours for the soft white sticky bacterial plaque to turn into crusty tartar, so if you brush and floss thoroughly before the 12 hours elapse, you should not get much tartar buildup.Hope this helps.
Try Eucryl toothpowder (you can get it in Boots). It's a slightly abrasive powder designed to remove stains from smokers teeth, and should only be used once a week or so.You just wet your toothbrush, press it into the powder and brush normally. It won't remove tartar as such (I think only dental instruments can do that), but it does remove lots of brown stains and generally makes your teeth look much much better. I recommend it.
try Sensodyne... for fresh breath....
Toothpaste cannot remove tartar. Only dental instruments can. If you try to use very abrasive toothpastes and hard bristled brushes you are only going to erode away your enamel and possibly irritate your gums. Best advice is to get a cleaning done by a professional 2-3 times a year, and then brush and floss everyday with regular flouride toothpaste and soft bristles brush. This will keep the tartar from forming in the first place. Hope this helps!

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