tartar

Examples

• All

• If left untreated, tartar can lead to more serious dental issues.

• The toothpaste also helps keep tartar from forming on the teeth, so I don't even need to have cleanings and check-ups.

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• Have to get my tartar control toothpaste.

  Rain Man (1988)

• This time we're sellin' a thing that takes tartar off of teeth.

  The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

• "That'll take the tartar off my teeth," he said.

  Fiction book (1992)

• You've got a little tartar buildup there.

  Schizopolis (1997)

• Unclean plaque and tartar disturb gums around teeth.

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• Next, tartar—which collects above and below the gum line—is removed, the teeth are polished, and enamel-strengthening fluoride is applied.

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• Regular brushing and flossing help prevent the buildup of tartar on your teeth.

• During a dental check-up, the hygienist removed the tartar that had formed on my molars.

Synonyms

C

calculus

vstartar

• Specialized

1 8.8

A hard yellow or white layer on teeth and gums

is the everyday name used instead of the medical term

T

tophus

vstartar

• Archaic

9.9

A hard layer that forms on teeth and gums from old plaque

is the general common name rather than a technical or calcium-focused term

Idioms

C

to catch a Tartar

• Archaic

9.9

To unexpectedly meet a very strong opponent

Compounds

T

tartar sauce

7 1.3

A cold mayonnaise sauce with chopped pickles often served with fried fish

C

cream of tartar

• Specialized

1 3.7

A white powder used in baking to keep egg whites and sugar stable

C

cream-of-tartar tree

• Australian

9.9

A tree from northern Australia that has sour, small round fruit

T

tartar emetic

• Archaic

9.9

A poisonous salt once used in medicine to make people vomit

T

tartar steak

9.5

Raw ground beef mixed with raw egg and onions or capers served uncooked

How Hardened

tartar

• Specialized

4 5.7

dental plaque

• Specialized

1 3.0

bacterial plaque

• Specialized

3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology