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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Dental Deposits
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Descriptor Spanish:
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depósitos dentarios
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Depósitos Dentários
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Synonyms English:
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Dental Deposit
Deposit, Dental
Deposits, Dental
Materia Alba
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Tree Number:
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C07.793.208
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Definition English:
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Accumulations of microflora that lead to pathological plaque and calculus which cause PERIODONTAL DISEASES. It can be considered a type of BIOFILMS. It is subtly distinguished from the protective DENTAL PELLICLE. |
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See Related English:
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Biofilms
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History Note English:
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65; was in Cat C only 1965-74; MATERIA ALBA was heading 1965-86
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3756
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Unique Identifier:
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D003741
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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