Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003741
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003741
Preferred Name

Dental Deposits

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Dental Deposit
Materia Alba
Deposits, Dental
Deposit, Dental
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