Calculus is usually impossible to remove on your own to avoid damaging your gums. It is recommended to consult a doctor to clean it, including supragingival scaling, subgingival scaling, and so on.
1. Gingival scaling: For gingival plaque and calculus, gingival scaling is often used, including hand scaler and ultrasonic scaler two kinds of clinically often used ultrasonic scaler, can use less time to achieve the same effect as the manual scaler.
2. Subgingival scaling: If there is subgingival tartar, subgingival scaling is needed, the specific operation is more or less the same as supragingival scaling, but because subgingival tartar can not be seen by the naked eye, so the treatment process will be constantly using the probe to check the periodontal pockets and root surfaces of the teeth, to determine the amount of calculus and whether it is clean.
If there is calculus, it is recommended that the patient go to a regular hospital stomatology department and cooperate with the doctor for standardized treatment.