Dental Plaque: Structure and Formation

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Dental plaque is a yellowish-white deposit or biofilm that comprises predominantly of bacterial communities in a matrix of exfoliated epithelial cells and salivary proteins. It attaches tenaciously to the surfaces of teeth as well as any prostheses or appliances in the oral cavity.

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References and further reading:
💡Newman MG, Takei H, Klokkevold PR, Carranza FA. Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology. 10 th ed. Elsevier; 2009.
💡Lindhe J, Lang NK, Karring T. Clinical periodontology and implant dentistry. 5th ed. Blackwell Munksgaard;2008.
💡Seneviratne CJ, Zhang CF, Samaranayake LP. Dental plaque biofilm in oral health and disease. Chin J Dent Res. 2011;14(2):87-94.
💡Listgarten MA. The structure of dental plaque. Periodontol 2000. 1994;5:52-65.

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[auntielisa]

That was super interesting - thank you! I'm not a dental student, just a person with great interest in oral hygiene. I understood the basic processes of plaque formation, but not the detailed microbiology.

[onlinesaidasa]

Namaste
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1.) Clears mucous membrane
2.) Soothes mouth sores
3.) Helps maintain an alkaline environment (PH >=7) { This also means that we must avoid acidic drinks which drop the PH level below 7)
4.) Helps maintain isotonicity leading to rejuvenation of soft tissues
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thanks that was great far easier than reading book after book, it's also good for those of us who are visual leaners

[carissafonyi]

studying for my HESI exam and this video mentioned several answers to the Darby simulated exam!

[thechemistrycompass]

Thank you for the beautiful visual drawings really helped!!

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[Rene-uzeb]

Pretty sure it's candida that's enabling the bacteria to persist. Because that's of course the one thing nobody mentions because it could actually work (woe dentists). What seems to be working best is ultra high doses of biotin (100mg-300mg) together with iron chelation (albendazole). But I couldn't sleep the other day had too much energy, despite being active, so have to figure out if I need to lower the dose. Though could just have been eating lots of chocolate which has caffeine.

[sapnagupta]

This was really very helpful thank you so much ❤️

[ROCKNROLLFAN]

I've reduced my intake of anything with a lot of sugar and only drink water and I really hope that has completely reduced the calculus on my bottom teeth when I go back to my dentist in February.

[beback_]

Excellent exposition, accessible to a lay person like myself.

[IronAceSUB]

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[Soll-ci]

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[ElTwOJaY]

I majored in Electrical Engineering, why TF am I watching this at midnight?!

[davidbeckduy]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your works.

[MohdShahbazKhan-fjiv]

It was really awesome you really made it easy to understand please make more such videos on endodontics and oral surgery please it's a humble request.

[hannahburrows]

Lovely video! what programme did you use to create this?

[dentalsession]

Simple and nice class.
I deal with the dental chapters in malayalam.

[azarnoushheydari]

really nice 👌
sorry sir, l have one question
what is the dental plaque stagnation period ? what happen in that time ?

[Raphael-qlpf]

Does tartar cleaning damages your tooth?, Will I loosen my tooth and causes tooth loss? I'm scared

[seeess]

Thumbs down! Not speaking clearly. Had to pay at 0.75 speed and still difficult to understand.