Plaque forms on teeth even in the absence of food consumption
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Dental plaque continuously develops on tooth surfaces through the accumulation of salivary proteins and oral microflora, a process that occurs independently of food consumption.
Evidence for · 3
Mechanisms of Dental Plaque Formation
1994 · cited by 59
Paper 0 explains that dental plaque formation is driven by microbial adhesion and multiplication based on local environmental factors and salivary components rather than food consumption.
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Analysis of plaque microbiota and salivary proteins adhering to dental materials.
2020 · cited by 25
Paper 5 demonstrates that bacterial films and pellicle-like salivary proteins form on intraoral surfaces independently of dietary intake.
Scanning electron microscopy of human dental pellicle and initial plaque formation in vivo
1977 · cited by 2
Paper 10 shows through scanning electron microscopy that an initial acquired pellicle and early plaque structures form rapidly on clean intraoral surfaces in vivo.