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MeSH Heading: Dental Deposits
Tree Number(s): C07.793.208
Unique ID: D003741
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003741
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: DENT DEPOSITS
Entry Term(s): Dental Deposit; Deposit, Dental; Deposits, Dental; Materia Alba
NLM Classification #: WU 250
See Also: Biofilms
Public MeSH Note: 65; MATERIA ALBA was heading 1965-86
Online Note: use DENTAL DEPOSITS to search MATERIA ALBA 1966-86
History Note: 65; was in Cat C only 1965-74; MATERIA ALBA was heading 1965-86
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005870
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Dental Deposits Preferred Term
Term UI T011015
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Dental Deposit
Term UI T011012
Date01/16/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Deposit, Dental
Term UI T011013
Date01/16/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Deposits, Dental
Term UI T011014
Date01/16/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Materia Alba
Term UI T011016
Date04/08/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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