Ngokungafani ne-plaque, engasuswa ngokuhlanzeka okuhle komlomo, i-tartar ingasuswa kuphela ngezinsimbi ezikhethekile ezivela kudokotela wamazinyo. Kutuswa ukuthi ubone udokotela wamazinyo njalo ozohlola amazinyo nezinsini futhi azihlanze ukuze akhiphe idiphozithi ye-tartar.

Ama-anti-tartar toothpastes angaba usizo kubantu i-tartar evame ukwakheka ngokushesha.

Abanye abantu bangase belulekwe ukuthi basebenzise i-mouthwash ye-antimicrobial nsuku zonke ukuze babulale amagciwane emlonyeni.