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dental plaque

biofilm of microorganisms that grows on surfaces within the mouth
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dental plaque

Summary

dental plaque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dental plaque is a type of dental deposits[2].
  • dental plaque's Commons category is recorded as Dental plaque[3].
  • dental plaque's facet of is recorded as tooth brushing[4].
  • dental plaque's health specialty is recorded as dentistry[5].
  • dental plaque's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/plaque[6].

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Definition and Type

dental plaque is a type of dental deposits[2].

Why It Matters

dental plaque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

dentistry

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . fr.dentist. fr.dentist. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dental plaque. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dental-plaque
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → dental deposits
    Health specialty → dentistry
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38740, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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