# Zahnstein in English: calculus – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Zahnstein" in English: calculus. Category Periodontology, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/zahnstein  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:25:13Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/zahnstein.md

**Zahnstein** = **calculus**

- **English (US):** calculus
- **Synonyms (English):** dental calculus, tartar
- **Category:** Periodontology

## Sources confirming this pair

- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Zahnstein](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahnstein), [en.wikipedia.org: Dental calculus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_calculus), [Wikidata Q144037](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144037)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zahnstein](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zahnstein)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.