DA08.4

Deposits on teeth

Depósitos nos dentes

Category

Definition

Concretion, varying in colour from creamy yellow to black, which forms on the teeth or dental prostheses through calcification of dental plaque. A hard or soft material deposited on a tooth surface, such as dental calculus or plaque and materia alba.

Index Terms

Deposits on teethAccretions on teethExtrinsic staining of teeth NOSstaining of teeth NOSBetel deposits on teethDental calculusdental calculitartarSubgingival dental calculusSupragingival dental calculusMateria alba of toothTobacco deposits on teethSubgingival dental plaqueSupragingival dental plaque