ʻO ke kūkulu ʻana o ka tartar ma nā niho e hoʻoikaika i ka ulu ʻana o nā maʻi periodontal he nui e like me gingivitis a me periodontitis, a me ka hanu ʻino a me ka ʻeha niho.

A maikaʻi niho maʻemaʻe a kaʻai maikaʻi ʻo ia nā hana nui e pale ai i ke kūkulu ʻia ʻana o ka plaque niho a no laila ke kūkulu ʻia ʻana o ka tartar.

• Palaki i kou mau niho ma ka liʻiliʻi ʻelua i ka lā me kahi pulumu niho ʻaʻole ākea loa no ka waha a me nā hulu palupalu palupalu. E hoʻohana i ka toothpaste fluoride.
• Floss maʻamau, kūpono ʻelua i ka lā.
• E nīnau mau i ke kauka niho a i ʻole ka mea mālama niho no a hoʻokolohua waha a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe niho.
• Eʻai i ka maikaʻi a e hoemi i ka ai ana i ke ko e hooikaika ana i ka pala niho.
• Pale i ka puhipaka.
• E paipai i nā keiki e palaki i ko lākou mau niho 2-3 manawa i ka lā. Inā pono, hāʻawi i ke kōkua me ka palaki ʻana a hiki i ka wā e hana kaʻawale ai lākou.