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Descriptor English: Dental Plaque
Descriptor Spanish: Placa Dental
Descriptor placa dental
Scope note: Fina película que se deposita y adhiere sobre los dientes, que causa con frecuencia CARIES DENTAL y GINGIVITIS. Está compuesta por MUCINAS, segregadas por las glándulas salivares, y por microorganismos.Fina película que se adhiere a los dientes, que causa con frecuencia CARIES DENTAL y GINGIVITIS. Está compuesta por MUCINAS, segregadas por las glándulas salivares, y por microorganismos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Placa Dentária
Descriptor French: Plaque dentaire
Entry term(s): Plaque, Dental
Tree number(s): C07.793.208.377
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003773
Scope note: A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(64); was in Cat C only 1964-74
Entry Version: DENT PLAQUE
DeCS ID: 3788
Unique ID: D003773
NLM Classification: WU 250
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Dental Plaque - Preferred
Concept UI M0005910
Scope note A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Preferred term Dental Plaque
Entry term(s) Plaque, Dental



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