

Instead of brushing and flossing like crazy and it's still not good enough.

There are 2 major saliva glands in the floor of your mouth so your lower front teeth are constantly being washed with saliva and the calcium precipitates out and onto the backs of your lower front teeth. Wish I had the kind of teeth that I could half ass brush and floss and the dentist still thought I was doing a great job. Calculus, or tartar buildup, is from the calcium and other minerals that are in your saliva. Our dentist praised him for doing such a good job flossing. I brushed twice a day and flossed once a day. When we were first married my husband would brush once a day and never flossed. I think most people don't develop a lot of tartar. I NEVER have cavities but I always have a lot of tartar. I floss at least once a day usually more.
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I use both an Oral B electric toothbrush and a manual toothbrush. I brush and floss more than anyone in my household, but I develop tartar fast. No wonder people avoid going to the dentist. But if you have plaque, they think you're lying. I floss every day, usually more than once.

I have had a hygienist tell me to floss at least a couple of times a week. I brush more than two minutes and I brush more than twice a day. I have had a hygienist tell me to be sure to brush for at least two minutes twice a day. It doesn't help that a lot of dentists and hygienists also assume if someone has a lot of tartar that they don't brush and floss. But the truth is, some people just develop tartar at a faster rate no matter what they do. I have seen people comment on other threads showing videos of someone with a lot of tartar and basically saying if the person would brush and floss their mouth wouldn't be so disgusting.
