"Dental Plaque" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Plaque".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dental Plaque".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dental Plaque" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Dental Plaque" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Plaque" by people in Profiles.
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The Effect of Dental Flossing Instructions and Technique on Interproximal Bleeding: A randomized control trial. J Dent Hyg. 2023 Aug; 97(4):36-45.
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Patients with type 2 diabetes and severe periodontitis harbor a less pathogenic subgingival biofilm than normoglycemic individuals with severe periodontitis. J Periodontol. 2023 10; 94(10):1210-1219.
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Microbiological effects of amoxicillin plus metronidazole in the treatment of young patients with Stages III and IV periodontitis: A secondary analysis from a 1-year double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. J Periodontol. 2023 04; 94(4):498-508.
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Corncob structures in dental plaque reveal microhabitat taxon specificity. Microbiome. 2022 09 05; 10(1):145.
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Episymbiotic Saccharibacteria suppresses gingival inflammation and bone loss in mice through host bacterial modulation. Cell Host Microbe. 2021 11 10; 29(11):1649-1662.e7.
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Peri-implant diseases: Current understanding and management. Int J Oral Implantol (Berl). 2021 08 20; 14(3):263-282.
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The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 05 18; 118(20).
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Spatial scale in analysis of the dental plaque microbiome. Periodontol 2000. 2021 06; 86(1):97-112.
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Pedicle Flap Designs for Soft Tissue Conditioning in the Therapy of Peri-implantitis. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2021 Mar-Apr; 41(2):295-301.
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Modified SHI medium supports growth of a disease-state subgingival polymicrobial community in vitro. Mol Oral Microbiol. 2021 02; 36(1):37-49.