"Dental Plaque" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D003773
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.793.208.377
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Plaque" by people in Profiles.
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Correlation Between Oral Health and Systemic Inflammation (COHESION): A Randomized Pilot Follow-Up Trial of a Plaque-Identifying Toothpaste. Am J Med. 2020 08; 133(8):994-998.
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Randomized Trial of Plaque-Identifying Toothpaste: Decreasing Plaque and Inflammation. Am J Med. 2017 06; 130(6):746-749.
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Association between microbial flora and tissue abnormality around dental implants penetrating the skin in reconstructed oral cancer patients. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2012 May-Jun; 27(3):684-94.
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Dental trauma in children and adolescents with mental and physical disabilities. Tex Dent J. 2010 Dec; 127(12):1265-72.
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Osteoporosis and oral infection: independent risk factors for oral bone loss. J Dent Res. 2008 Apr; 87(4):323-7.
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Dietary patterns related to caries in a low-income adult population. Caries Res. 2006; 40(6):473-80.
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Alumina ceramic implant abutments used for single-tooth replacement: a prospective 1- to 3-year multicenter study. Int J Prosthodont. 2001 Sep-Oct; 14(5):432-8.
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Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity. A critical review of the literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1995 Jun; 79(6):705-9.
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Apr; 31(4):783-7.
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Natural occurrence of black-pigmented Bacteroides species in the gingival crevice of the squirrel monkey. Infect Immun. 1988 Sep; 56(9):2392-9.