In dentistry, a chalky or dark deposit attached to tooth structure, essentially made of mineralized microbial plaque. Found on tooth structure in a supragingival and/or subgingival location.
Abnormal hard deposit, usually composed of mineral salts, occurring within the body.
A hard mass like a little piece of stone, which forms inside the body.
A stone: a hard pebblelike mass formed within the body, particularly in the gall bladder gallstone) or anywhere in the urinary tract. Calculi in the urinary tract are commonly composed of calcium oxalate and are usually visible on X-ray examination. Most of these stones cause pain, whether sited in the kidney, ureter, or bladder; stones passing down a duct (such as the ureter) cause severe colicky pain. Such stones are usually removed surgically to prevent or cure urinary obstruction and infection.
A stone. It is usually composed of mineral salts. Stones can occur in the gallbladder, kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra.
A material formed when plaque hardens on the teeth; tartar.
Dental calculus, a solidified yellow or brownish mineral deposit originating from untreated plaque, is also commonly referred to as tartar.
Calculus refers to a solid deposit that can develop within the body. It may take the form of a buildup on the surface of teeth, or it can manifest as a small, rigid, crystalline mass within a body cavity. Such masses, also known as stones or calculi, can originate from certain substances present in fluids like bile, urine, or saliva. They have the potential to occur in various locations such as the gallbladder, bile ducts, kidneys, ureters, bladder, or salivary ducts.
While certain calculi may remain asymptomatic, others have the potential to induce intense pain, necessitating their dissolution, fragmentation, or surgical extraction from the respective body cavity.
A stone that can be discovered in the gallbladder, salivary glands, bile ducts, or urinary system. Its chemical makeup varies depending on its location.