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My lower teeth roots are looking white from root is it normal or not.
It is from last one year
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It's called as the 'calculus ',the hard salivary deposit formed from plaque i.e combination of food debris and oral bacteria ,so need to be examined by the dentist and treated accordingly.
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consult dentist for the same
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proper oral hygiene should be maintained.
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Yes the white thing deposited is the mineralised deposit called calculus . Please get scaling done
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Tooth Cleaning needs to be done
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Hello!
There are deposits.
It requires professional cleaning
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Hii..
That white line is calculus.. it's not a major condition..it should be removed by ultrasonic cleaning before getting that worse..
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need to do cleaning by ultrasonic scaler device ..so consult and get your teeth cleaned
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Dr. Pia Patel
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
You need to get a full mouth cleaning done.
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Dr. Shalini Nanda
Hair Transplant Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Dental calculus is there go for cleaning
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