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Formation and Prevention of Dental Plaque - a physico-chemical approach

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Intra-oral surfaces inevitably become covered with bacterial deposits, named “dental plaque”. Plaque consists for approximately 70% by weight out of bacteria, the remainder being proteins, exopolysaccharides and food debris (Marsh and Martin, 1984).

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Busscher, H.J., Quirynen, M., van der Mei, H.C. (1992). Formation and Prevention of Dental Plaque - a physico-chemical approach. In: Melo, L.F., Bott, T.R., Fletcher, M., Capdeville, B. (eds) Biofilms — Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 223. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1824-8_28

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