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Another name for a kidney stone. Actually, Latin for pebble or stone.
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hard residue, ranging from yellow to brown, forming on teeth when oral hygiene is incomplete or improper
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Calculus is the hard stone like deposit on teeth formed by plaque that has calcified. Calculus is usually strongly attached to the teeth and must be removed by an instrument. It can not be just brushed off the teeth. Subgingival calculus (below the gums) is usually darker and more adherant to the tooth than the creamy yellow supragingival calculus.
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| calculus |
The branch of mathematics involving derivatives and integrals. The study of motion in which changing values are studied.
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Hard, mineralized plaque on the tooth surface. Caries - A demineralization and loss of tooth structure due to action of microorganisms on carbohydrates.
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