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Definition of Bacterial plaque
1. Noun. A film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries.
Medical Definition of Bacterial plaque
1. 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. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacterial Plaque
Literary usage of Bacterial plaque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mouth Hygiene: A Text-book for Dental Hygienists by Alfred Civilion Fones (1921)
"The bacterial plaque is very important in many ways. In the first place, it
represents the first step in the process of that disintegration of tooth ..."
2. The Practice of Dentistry: A Practical Treatise Upon the Generalpractice of by Leo Greenbaum, Max Greenbaum (1912)
"... of the Chairman of the Committee of Scientific Research of the New York State
Dental Society states that the bacterial plaque is not composed of ..."
3. Modern Dentistry by Joseph Head (1917)
"Unquestionably, the acid set free from the bottom of a bacterial plaque adherent
to the enamel may be acid of any strength, possibly chemically pure, ..."
4. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"... however, that brushing and flossing can prevent the development and progression
of periodontal disease by removing bacterial plaque deposits.25"*7 Their ..."
5. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Dogs given a soft diet accumulate and develop more bacterial plaque and gingivitis
than dogs given a hard diet (Egel- berg, ..."
6. The Journal of the Allied Societies by Allied Societies (U.S.) (1912)
"Kirk (39) has investigated the possible mucinous origin of the " bacterial plaque "
and has reported the precipitation of mucin in a single plaque in a ..."
7. The Care of the Teeth by Charles Albert Brackett (1915)
"This analogy between the moss on the rock and the bacterial plaque on the tooth
should be studied a little further. ..."
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