The significance of dental calculus in the etiology of periodontal diseases is that it
distends the periodontal pocket wall
acts as a niche which harbours bacterial plaque.
acts as an irritant to the periodontal tissues
inhibits the ingress of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN’s).
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Calculus itself is not responsible for periodontitis but it serves a nidus or source for bacterial accumulation and plaque formation, which causes periodontitis.
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