Dental Deposits
"Dental Deposits" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Accumulations of microflora that lead to pathological plaque and calculus which cause PERIODONTAL DISEASES. It can be considered a type of BIOFILMS. It is subtly distinguished from the protective DENTAL PELLICLE.
Descriptor ID |
D003741
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MeSH Number(s) |
C07.793.208
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Concept/Terms |
Dental Deposits- Dental Deposits
- Materia Alba
- Deposits, Dental
- Dental Deposit
- Deposit, Dental
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