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Is it tartar or is it my dentist wanting some extra cash?

Today my dentist told me that he found some small pieces of tartar (calculus, petrified plague) on the inner side of my front lower teeth. I could not believe what he told me as I brush and floss regularly, I don't drink soda and try to avoid too much sugar in my diet. In addition, in the last few months I have taken up the habit of rinsing my mouth with hot water after every meal which is also a good way of avoiding tooth decay. I take care of my teeth a lot more than most other people in my family. Anyway, I went home and checked my lower teeth and I found some brown lines (not spots) in the interdental space and right above the gum of my teeth. However, these lines have been there for years and as far as I know my brother has them too and he had his teeth checked just a few months ago and his doctor did not mention any tartar whatsoever. So I bought myself some plaque disclosing tablets. After using them the brown lines just remained brown and the enamel around them seems to be perfectly clean too... what do you think, do I really have tartar or it is just remineralized enamel. Thanks a lot for all your suggestions.
Hi, I would just add that those tablets I mentioned in my previous description were supposed to colour plague red... those parts of my teeth that look like tartar just remained the same as before and the enamel around them seems perfectly healthy, no coloring, nothing...