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The Tooth, the Whole Tooth and Nothing But the Tooth

The Problem with Tartar

Just recently I’ve been undergoing periodontal treatment at the dentist. You know, the ever-fun root planing and scraping to get rid of built up tartar and bacteria below the gum line. Not really a fun procedure, to be sure, but necessary. While I was lying in that dentist chair as the hygienist was scraping away, I remembered that people aren’t the only ones who suffer from tooth tartar.

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