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Chapter-25 Dental Plaque

BOOK TITLE: A Textbook of Public Health Dentistry

Author
1. Marya CM
ISBN
9789350252161
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11413_25
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1. Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research Faridabad, Haryana, India
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Abstract

This chapter, a part of the section of Preventive Dentistry, introduces the reader to the concept of dental plaque, which is a dense, non-mineralized, highly organized complex mass of bacterial colonies in a gel-like inter-microbial matrix. It is the main etiological agent of dental caries and periodontal diseases. The chapter explains the formation of dental plaque, its structure and composition, and its significance.

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