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Dental Plaque

Dental Plaque is a sessile biofilm microbiota that colonizes the tooth surface and is characterized by a structurally and functionally organized microbial community embedded in an extracellular polymeric matrix, distinguishing it from planktonic oral bacteria by its adherence, metabolic cooperation, and pathogenic potential in dental and periodontal diseases.

5.2K

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2017–2026

793

Variants

Dental Biofilm

Parents

Children

Publications

5.2K

Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque

S. S. Socransky, A. D. Haffajee, M Cugini et al. · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · 1998 · 5K citations

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Experimental Gingivitis in Man

Harald Löe, Else Theilade, S. Børglum Jensen · The Journal of Periodontology · 1965 · 3.5K citations

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Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity

Bruce J. Paster, Lauren N. Stokes, Ingar Olsen et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2005 · 3.1K citations · Full text

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The Plaque Control Record

Timothy J. O’Leary, Robert B. Drake, James E. Naylor · Journal of Periodontology · 1972 · 2.5K citations

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Pathology of the Vulnerable Plaque

Renu Virmani, Allen Burke, Andrew Farb et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2006 · 2.3K citations

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Authors

14.4K

  1. SS
    S. S. Socransky

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    62 publications · 12.4K citations

    47

    h-index

  2. WJ
    Walter J. Loesche

    University of Michigan, United States

    51 publications · 6.7K citations

    35

    h-index

  3. MW
    Michael Wilson

    Eastman Dental Hospital, United Kingdom

    35 publications · 2K citations

    26

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  4. MQ
    Marc Quirynen

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    32 publications · 3.4K citations

    26

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  5. DB
    D. Beighton

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    39 publications · 2.1K citations

    25

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    51 h-index

    256 publications

    17K citations

  2. Eastman Dental Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    45 h-index

    227 publications

    12.8K citations

  3. Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    42 h-index

    307 publications

    17.4K citations

  4. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    42 h-index

    252 publications

    17K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    42 h-index

    239 publications

    20.4K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    40 h-index

    129 publications

    25.1K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    38 h-index

    203 publications

    10.7K citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    38 h-index

    291 publications

    18.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology

    384 publications · 29.7K citations

    82

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  2. Journal of Periodontology

    259 publications · 20.1K citations

    77

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  3. Journal of Dental Research

    JDR · 254 publications · 16.4K citations

    70

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  4. Archives of Oral Biology

    290 publications · 14K citations

    61

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  5. Caries Research

    237 publications · 12.3K citations

    59

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