Those who swim more than six hours a week continually expose their teeth to chemically treated water. Pool water contains chemical additives, which give the water a higher pH than saliva. As a result, salivary proteins break down quickly and form organic deposits on teeth. These hard, brown deposits, known as swimmers calculus, appear most frequently on the front teeth. Swimmers calculus can normally be removed by a professional dental cleaning: 7daydental/
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:15:34 +0000
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