Dental tartar. Close-up of the mouth of a 23-year-old man, showing tartar build up between the teeth. Tartar (calculus) is a form of hardened dental p

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Dental tartar. Close-up of the mouth of a 23-year-old man, showing tartar build up between the teeth. Tartar (calculus) is a form of hardened dental plaque that builds up on and between teeth. It is caused by the precipitation of minerals from saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from plaque.

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