1.0Best Dental Hospitalshttps://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blogdrdentalhttps://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/author/drdental/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zsqCCaOCTP"><a href="https://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/calculus-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/">calculus: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/calculus-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview/embed/#?secret=zsqCCaOCTP" width="600" height="338" title="“calculus: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview” — Best Dental Hospitals" data-secret="zsqCCaOCTP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.bestdentalhospitals.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> calculus is hardened dental plaque (a mineralized biofilm) that forms on teeth and along the gumline. It is commonly called “tartar” in everyday language. calculus is most often discussed in preventive dentistry and periodontal (gum) care. Clinicians identify and remove calculus because it can make plaque control harder and can contribute to gum inflammation.