Plaque

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atherosclerotic plaque, dental plaque, neuritic plaque

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• By following easy steps for keeping your teeth and gums healthy plus seeing your dentist regularlyyou can have your teeth for a lifetime! Plaque: What is it? Plaque is made up of invisible masses of harmful germs that live in the mouth and stick to the teeth.
• By following easy steps for keeping your teeth and gums healthy plus seeing your dentist regularly - you can have your teeth for a lifetime! Plaque is made up of invisible masses of harmful germs that live in the mouth and stick to the teeth.
• If plaque is not removed, it may become hard and is called calculus (tartar).
• PATHOPHYSIOLOGY The Hollenhorst plaque is an embolus composed of cholesterol that forms from an ulcerated ipsilateral carotid artery plaque.
• Furthermore, the natural history of a presumed vulnerable plaque is unknown and clinical trials utilizing this strategy of identification and therapeutic intervention are presently lacking.

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