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bacterial plaque (medicine)


bacterial plaque
In dentistry, a mass of filamentous microorganisms and large variety of smaller forms attached to the surface of a tooth which, depending on bacterial activity and environmental factors, may give rise to caries, calculus, or inflammatory changes in adjacent tissue.

Synonym: dental plaque, mucous plaque, mucinous plaque.