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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003741
altLabel
Dental Deposit
Materia Alba
Deposits, Dental
Deposit, Dental
AQL
BL CF CH CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UL UR VE VI
cui
C0011346
DC
1
definition
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.
DX
19650101
FX
D018441
HN
65; was in Cat C only 1965-74; MATERIA ALBA was heading 1965-86