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Abstract
A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
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- Plaque, Dental
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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65(64); was in Cat C only 1964-74
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dental Plaque. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003773. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003773
- Dental Plaque. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_plaque
- Dental Plaque. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q143504