Where does plaque come from?

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• credo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s bacteria poop.

  Why doesn’t […] get rid of it entirely?

  Because you keep putting stuff inside your mouth.

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  • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Because you keep putting stuff inside your mouth.

    It’s a tough world out there, got to pay those bills somehow.

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  • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As a follow-up question of what the composition looks like

    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503789/

    The oral cavity has the second largest and diverse microbiota after the gut harboring over 700 species of bacteria. It nurtures numerous microorganisms which include bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. The mouth with its various niches is an exceptionally complex habitat where microbes colonize the hard surfaces of the teeth and the soft tissues of the oral mucosa. In addition to being the initiation point of digestion, the oral microbiome is crucial in maintaining oral as well as systemic health. Because of the ease of sample collection, it has become the most well-studied microbiome till date. Previously, studying the microbiome was limited to the conventional culture-dependent techniques, but the abundant microflora present in the oral cavity could not be cultured. Hence, studying the microbiome was difficult. The emergence of new genomic technologies including next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics has revealed the complexities of the oral microbiome. It has provided a powerful means of studying the microbiome. Understanding the oral microbiome in health and disease will give further directions to explore the functional and metabolic alterations associated with the diseased states and to identify molecular signatures for drug development and targeted therapies which will ultimately help in rendering personalized and precision medicine. This review article is an attempt to explain the different aspects of the oral microbiome in health.

    Keywords: 16S rRNA, Human Oral Microbiome Database, microbiome, next-generation sequencing

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    • Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I am the ocean

      I am the sea

      There is a world

      Inside of me

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• sparky1337@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Soft plaque forms like the other comment said from bacteria excrement.

  It then hardens and becomes impossible for a regular brush to get rid of within 24ish hours. It’s why you should get regular cleanings and brush twice a day. And floss.

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• Mothra@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s impossible to sterilize your mouth without causing some kind of damage to yourself. There will always be some organisms left behind somewhere in between your tongue papillae, or under your gums, on your tonsils or the back of your throat, and yes they will multiply very quickly.

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• zephr_c@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bacteria are everywhere always, and sterilizing your mouth thoroughly enough to destroy all life is not a great plan.

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  • cizra@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There are bacteria everywhere, indeed. Inside canned food, there are dead corpses of bacteria only, thankfully.

    Hypothetically, if you sterilized your mouth somehow to ideal cleanliness, it’d get contaminated next time you inhale unsterilized air.

    Let’s give a moment of appreciation to our immune systems. Otherwise, we’d be like …wikipedia.org/…/Severe_combined_immunodeficiency

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    • PorradaVFR@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      indeed. Inside canned food, there are dead corpses of bacteria only,

      Well, not just that right? I mean some tuna or Spam makes it in as well surely.

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• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can’t get rid of all the germs in your mouth and they multiply quite quickly.

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