{"id":142,"date":"2017-01-04T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2020-04-16T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:49:37","slug":"differentiating-plaque-tartar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/differentiating-plaque-tartar\/","title":{"rendered":"Differentiating Between Plaque and Tartar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-143 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-VS-Tartar-300x156.png\" alt=\"Plaque VS Tartarv\" width=\"627\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-VS-Tartar-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-VS-Tartar-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-VS-Tartar-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-VS-Tartar.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have probably encountered these words many times before and cannot tell the difference. First things first, plaque and tartar are the precursors of gum disease, which is the most common <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dental <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disease in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gums are often neglected because all the focus is usually pointed on your pearly whites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Plaque<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand what plaque is, you have to know how it is formed. Plaque is formed when three things are allowed to come together: sugar, bacteria and saliva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-148 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-300x241.png\" alt=\"Plaque\" width=\"341\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque.png 566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food breaks down in sugars and this can pack, insert and accumulate in spaces and pits on the teeth. Since saliva and the normal flora of the mouth is something you cannot control, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allowing it to combine with accumulated sugars in the mouth will definitely form plaque.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the soft, sticky white material that wraps around the teeth. It packs on the surface of the teeth, in between spaces and in gum pockets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Oral-B 7000 SmartSeries Rechargeable Power Electric Toothbrush<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-149 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Oral-B-7000-SmartSeries-233x300.png\" alt=\"Oral-B 7000 SmartSeries\" width=\"298\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Oral-B-7000-SmartSeries-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Oral-B-7000-SmartSeries.png 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-151 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-remover-toothbrush-191x300.png\" alt=\"Plaque remover toothbrush\" width=\"246\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-remover-toothbrush-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Plaque-remover-toothbrush.png 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Tartar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now if plaque is allowed to accumulate and pack, it will calcify and tartar is formed. Unlike plaque, tartar is hard to remove and simple brushing can no longer deal with it. It is tough and it can irritate the gum tissues and the bone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both plaque and tartar can lead to gum disease. If you let things progress negatively, plaque and tartar can disrupt the normal health of your gums and soon enough you will observe the following symptoms: bleeding, redness, pain, pus and swelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In more advanced cases, gum disease could lead to bone loss, tooth mobility and loss of tooth\/teeth. Now you know, you have to take plaque and tartar seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dentalcareofwaldorf.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dentist Waldorf MD\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; You have probably encountered these words many times before and cannot tell the difference. 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