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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 484-486 |
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An unusual presentation of dental calculus
Venkateshwarapuram Rengaswami Balaji1, Thanvir Mohammed Niazi2, Manikandan Dhanasekaran1
1 Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Venkateshwarapuram Rengaswami Balaji
Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research, 129, East Veli Street, Madurai - 625 001, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_680_18
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Calculus is a mineralized bacterial plaque that is formed on natural teeth surfaces where there is constant supply of saliva. Dental calculus is commonly seen over the buccal surfaces of maxillary molars and lingual surfaces of mandibular anterior teeth where the salivary duct opens into the oral cavity. This case report presents an unusual presentation of a large hard calcified mass in the left side of retromolar region associated with partially erupted tooth; hard mass was excised and examined histochemically which suggested the presence of calculus. Elimination of such nidus shall prevent formation of such calculus in such unusual position. This can also be achieved with proper oral hygiene measures.
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