Dental plaque-A microbial perspective and recent concepts as a host and guest relation Chaurasia Akhilanand1,*, Vatsa Akansha2 1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Resident, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author: Email: chaurasiaakhilanand49@gmail.com
Online published on 3 January, 2019. Abstract Dental plaque is defined clinically as a structured, resilient yellow grayish substance that adheres tenaciously to the intra-oral hard surfaces i.e teeth including removable and fixed restorations. It is primarily composed of micro-organisms. One gram of plaque contains approximately 1011 bacteria. Any individual may harbor 150 or more different species. Non bacterial microorganisms that are found in plaque include archaea, yeasts, protozoa and viruses. Nowadays application of novel imaging and molecular techniques has created great understanding about dental plaque. This article is an insight of host and guest relation of dental plaque in terms of micro-organisms as guest and humans as host. Top Keywords Dental plaque, Biofilm, Oral Microflora. Top |