dental plaque
noun
a filmy deposit on the surface of a tooth consisting of a mixture of mucus, bacteria, food, etc: Also called: bacterial plaque
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How to use dental plaque in a sentence
Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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