Tartar on the teeth (dantasharkara)

Hardened, gritty deposit of dirt on uncleaned teeth that causes them to decay; it is removed without wounding the tooth roots.

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Dirt on the teeth, from not cleaning them, dries and hardens, feels rough like sand and becomes the cause of decay of the teeth; this is called dantasharkara.
Chapter 15 · p. 270 · v. 54Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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