Who is prone to dental calculus?

People with poor oral hygiene habits, people with irregular teeth, people with abnormal saliva secretion, people with unreasonable diet structure, and smokers are prone to dental calculus. 1. People with poor oral hygiene habits do not pay attention to daily oral cleaning, can not brush their teeth carefully every day, flossing, etc., food residues and soft dirt are easy to accumulate on the tooth surface, over time will form dental calculus. For example, some people brush their teeth perfunctorily, or do not use flossing to clean their teeth, which creates conditions for the formation of dental calculus. 2. Irregular teeth make it difficult to clean certain parts of the teeth when brushing, food and bacteria are more likely to accumulate in these hidden areas, thus increasing the chances of dental calculus formation. Between teeth, crowded teeth are easy to breed places. 3. Saliva secretion abnormal saliva has the effect of cleaning the mouth and inhibiting bacteria. If saliva secretion is too little, oral self-cleaning ability decreases, it is easy to grow dental calculi. For example, some diseases lead to significantly reduced saliva secretion, or long-term use of certain drugs affect saliva secretion, will make dental calculi easier to form. 4.People with unreasonable diet often eat foods with high sugar and viscosity, which are easy to adhere to the surface of teeth, providing a good environment for the growth of bacteria and promoting the formation of dental calculus.5.Smokers Smoking is not only harmful to health, but also increases the risk of dental calculus formation. The harmful substances in tobacco can make the oral environment worse, making it easier to breed bacteria, leading to the production of dental calculus.