dental plaque

(noun)

Dental plaque is the material that adheres to the teeth and consists of bacterial cells (mainly S. mutans and S. sanguis), salivary polymers, and bacterial extracellular products.

Related Terms

  • cavity
  • biofilm
  • plaque

Examples of dental plaque in the following topics:

  • Biofilms and Infections

    • Infectious processes in which biofilms have been implicated include common problems such as urinary tract infections, catheter infections , middle-ear infections, formation of dental plaque, gingivitis, and coating contact lenses.
    • Dental plaque is a biofilm that adheres to teeth surfaces and consists of bacterial cells, salivary polymers, and bacterial extracellular products.
    • This accumulation of microorganisms subject the teeth and gingival tissues to high concentrations of bacterial metabolites which results in dental disease.
    • The biofilms attached to the surfaces of some dental alloys, impression materials, dental implants, restorative and cement materials play an essential role concerning the biofilms establishment dynamics toward the physical-chemical properties of the materials which biofilms are attached to.
  • Tooth and Gum Infections

    • Some sites collect plaque more commonly than others.
    • Plaque may also collect above or below the gingiva where it is referred to as supra- or sub-gingival plaque respectively.
    • A dynamic equilibrium exists between dental plaque bacteria and the innate host defense system.
    • Dental plaque is the material that adheres to the teeth and consists of bacterial cells (mainly S. mutans and S. sanguis), salivary polymers, and bacterial extracellular products.
    • Plaque is a biofilm on the surfaces of the teeth.
  • Biofilms, Persisters, and Antibiotic Tolerance

    • ., cystitis, endocarditis, urinary tract infections, gingivitis, dental plaque, and other yet to be identified conditions).
  • Defining Microbes

    • They produce dental plaque; colonize catheters, prostheses, transcutaneous, and orthopedic devices; and infect contact lenses, open wounds, and burned tissue.
  • Batch Culture of Bacteriophages

    • The phage can then be isolated from the resulting plaques in a lawn of bacteria on a plate.
    • The phage can then be isolated from the resulting plaques in a lawn of bacteria on a plate.
  • Bacterial Infections of the Heart

    • Bacteremia caused by dental procedures (in most cases due to streptococci viridans, which reside in oral cavity), such as a cleaning or extraction of a tooth and from procedures involving the gastrointestinal or urinary tract can cause bacterial endocarditis.
    • The chance that these signs and symptoms are caused by endocarditis is more likely if they occur soon after a dental cleaning or procedure involving the gastrointestinal or urinary tract.
  • Damage to Proteins and Nucleic Acids

    • Actisite is a thread-like fiber formulation used in dental applications.
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

    • This results in protein aggregates, which then form dense plaque fibers, leading to the microscopic appearance of "holes" in the brain, degeneration of physical and mental abilities, and ultimately death .
  • Factors that Affect Germicidal Activity of Chemicals

    • Other phenolic antiseptics include historically important, but today rarely used (sometimes in dental surgery) thymol, today obsolete hexachlorophene, still used triclosan and sodium 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate (Dibromol).
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