{"id":764,"date":"2025-09-08T15:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robertellisdds.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=764"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:50:50","slug":"que-son-la-placa-y-el-sarro-en-los-dientes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mywestwinddental.com\/es\/what-are-plaque-and-calculus-tartar-on-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 son la placa y el sarro en los dientes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1403680530\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-992430673\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2079322401\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h1>What Are Plaque and Calculus (Tartar) on Teeth?<\/h1>\n<p>In this video, dental hygienist Tauna Abegglen explains what plaque is, how it turns into tartar, and why professional cleanings are needed once it hardens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Is Plaque and Calculus Tartar on Teeth\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6y-h1GhWJPI?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plaque is the soft, sticky film that makes your teeth feel \u201cfuzzy.\u201d It\u2019s made up of food particles and bacteria that form a slimy layer on your teeth. 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