Dental plaque

Introduction: Dental plaque

Description of Dental plaque

Dental plaque: (1) the noncalcified accumulation mainly of oral microorganisms and their products that adheres tenaciously to the teeth and is not readily dislodged; (2) SYN: bacterial plaque.
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Dental plaque: film that attaches to teeth, often causing dental caries and gingivitis; composed of mucins, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Source: Diseases Database

Dental plaque: film that attaches to teeth, often causing dental caries and gingivitis; composed of mucins, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Source: CRISP

Dental plaque: A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Source: MeSH 2007

Dental plaque: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Dental plaque:

• Dental
• Dental symptoms (886 causes)
• Dental disease
• Dental disorder
• Dental pain (25 causes)
• Plaque
• Oral
• Oral disease

Terms associated with Dental plaque:

Broader terms for Dental plaque

• Dental Deposits

Source - MeSH 2007

• dental deposit

Source - CRISP

The description of Dental plaque may also be used for the following terms:

• plaque

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Dental plaque

The following list attempts to classify Dental plaque into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Stomatognathic Diseases
  • Tooth Diseases
    • Dental Deposits
      • Dental Plaque

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