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Plaques

plaque

(Science: dentistry) dental plaque is a combination of food (left in the mouth after eating), bacteria (which live in the mouth) and bacterial byproducts (acidic wastes). These acidic wastes can break down the tooth enamel leading to tooth decay.

Plaque also irritates the gum tissue (see gingivitis) and eventually destroys periodontal tissue, promoting periodontal disease.


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Plate tectonic activity ideas

... [magama convection cells of course] and cover with liquid (as thick as possible) [magma] put floating pieces of styrofoam on the surface [the plaques] of the liquid and look at the plaques collide, slide or whatever will happen. Good luck with that though...

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by canalon
Wed May 06, 2009 3:10 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Plate tectonic activity ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 551

Primary lambda phage screen - precipitated probe?

Hey all, I just performed a primary screen of a genomic library. My films look spotty, but not in the same mottled way as the plated phage plaques, more random. I did duplicate lifts, and while both films are spotty to the same degree, few (if any) of the spots overlap. Going back to the procedure, ...

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by icequeen11
Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:15 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Primary lambda phage screen - precipitated probe?
Replies: 1
Views: 412

Plaque assay

What are the plaques? Where are they suppose to come from? So if you have zero what does it say about your phage culture? What is the difference between Hard and soft agar? I don't know your protocol, but try to think what would ...

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by canalon
Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:33 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Plaque assay
Replies: 1
Views: 1221

Plaque assay

My lab experiment resulted in no plaques on my plate. What does this mean. My teacher said that it is a negative result but what does that mean??? Also....a question reads " why was it important to use a hard agar with a soft agar overlay ...

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by csumicroa
Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:43 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Plaque assay
Replies: 1
Views: 1221

The Fiber Disease

... infection in my face, as does my sis. I have lesions, some tiny and chronic, and some that come and go. Some look like tiny pimples, some like plaques/brown age spots, some just tiny raised areas. We both have have moving things emerge from our nares (mostly clear ?larval forms and occasional ...

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by nettimo
Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:38 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748694
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