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Descriptor
English
:
Dental Pellicle
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Película Dental
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Película Dentária
Synonyms
English
:
Enamel 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
History Note
English
:
2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
37780
Unique Identifier:
D044622
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