What is tartar?

So what is tartar?
Tartar is the hard deposit on the tooth surface due to the mineralization of dental plaque. Tartar is yellow or black, hard, rough surface, visible to the naked eye, causing cosmetic loss.
They often accumulate on the tooth surface in the following locations: the inner surface of the lower incisors, the lower teeth, the outer surfaces of the upper molars.

There are 2 types of tartar: (distinguished by location)
- Tartar on the gums: appearing at or above the gum line, easily visible.
- Subgingival tartar: appears below the gum line, often difficult to see.

Now look in the mirror to see how your teeth are:
- Are there hard deposits on the teeth? Pay attention to the locations listed above.
- Is the nature of that hard residue similar to tartar?
- Observe more about the gums in that area: is the gum line swollen, red, or bleeding? 
- Compare with areas without tartar you will immediately see the difference.

 So you know your oral condition and are more motivated to go get tartar? Hopefully, after this article, readers have a clear concept of tartar and whether they have tartar or not to get tartar in time to avoid tartar causing gingivitis and periodontitis.