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Descriptor
English
:
Dental Pellicle
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Película Dental
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Película Dentária
Synonyms
English
:
Acquired Pellicle, Salivary
Enamel Pellicle
Pellicle, Dental
Pellicle, Enamel
Pellicle, Salivary
Pellicle, Salivary Acquired
Salivary Acquired Pellicle
Salivary Pellicle
Tree Number:
A14.549.167.900.255.500
Definition
English
:
A thin protein film on the surface of
DENTAL ENAMEL
. It is widely believed to result from the selective
adsorption
of precursor
proteins
present in
SALIVA
onto tooth surfaces, and to reduce microbial adherence to the TEETH.
See Related
English
:
Salivary Proteins and Peptides
History Note
English
:
2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
37780
Unique Identifier:
D044622
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS