Dental Plaque

Definition: Dental Plaque

Dental Plaque

Noun

1. A deposit on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries.

Specialty Definitions: Dental Plaque

Domain	Definitions
Health	A film that attaches to teeth, often causing dental caries and gingivitis. It is composed of mucins, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms. (references)
Medicine	Thin transparent film on the surfaces of teeth made up of mucin and colloidal material secreted by the salivary glands. Depending on the predominant component, mucinus and bacterial plaques are rec ognized. Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: Dental Plaque

Specialty definitions using "dental plaque": Dental Plaque Index, Dental Prophylaxis, Dental Scaling ♦ Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus sanguis. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dental Plaque" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (dental plaque).

Commercial Usage: Dental Plaque

Domain	Title
Books	Dental Plaque Control Measures and Oral Hygiene Practices: Proceedings from a State-Of-The-Science Workshop (reference) Proceedings of the European Workshop on Mechanical Plaque Control: Status of the Art and Science of Dental Plaque Control (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Dental Plaque

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Check Your Work. Dental plaque is hard to see unless it is stained. (references)
		Poor brushing and flossing habits allow dental plaque -- a sticky film of germs -- to build up on teeth. (references)
		In these patients, dental plaque can be effectively managed by daily mouth rinsing with a chlorhexidine solution. (references)
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Expression: Dental Plaque

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dental Plaque

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Modern Translations: Dental Plaque

Language		Translations for "dental plaque"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		dental palque. (various references)

Dutch		tandplaque. (various references)

French		tartre dentaire. (various references)

German		Dental plaque. (various references)

Italian		placca dentaria. (various references)

Pig Latin		entalday aqueplay

Portuguese		placa dental, placa dentária. (various references)

Spanish		prótesis de hierro. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Dental Plaque

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-l-l-n-p-q-t-u"
	-3 letters: landaulet, leadplant, plateaued.
	-4 letters: adequate, endplate, equalled, panelled, panetela, patellae, petalled, planulae, tapenade.
	-5 letters: adulate, dealate, deplane, epaulet, equaled, equated, lanated, lapeled, latened, lunated, paludal, paneled, patella, petaled, planate, planted, planula, platane, plateau, pleated, quantal, quanted, quelled.
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