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Tartar And Plaque Health Articles | January 6 nike air max 90 essential ireland , 2010
Advertising claims have added the terms "tartar" and "plaque" to the vocabulary of the average American, as products promise to rid our mouths of these pesky substances.

Plaque is always with us. A newborn's mouth is sterile, but only for the first ten hours or so of life, according to Sebastian G. Ciancio, D.D.S. nike air max 90 ultra se ireland , professor and chairman of the Department of Periodontology, clinical professor of pharmacology, and director of the Center for Clinical Dental Studies at the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Tartar is a calcified material that often contains bacterial debris and sometimes plaque. It's a white, chalky substance. Although tartar (also called calculus) can make it easier for plaque to stick around, the stuff is generally considered to be primarily a cosmetic problem. Plaque is the culprit in cavities and gum disease.

"As plaque matures and gets older nike air max 90 ultra 2.0 flyknit ireland , it becomes even more dangerous because it changes," says Michael G. Newman, D.D.S., adjunct professor of periodontology at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry and president of the American Academy of Periodontology. As certain