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non-specific plaque hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Dentistry

the hypothesis that periodontal disease results from the overall amount of plaque rather than particular species.

In dentistry, non-specific plaque hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that periodontal disease results from the overall amount of plaque rather than particular species. This meaning comes from Theilade (1986) in Journal of Clinical Periodontology.[1]

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References

Theilade, E. (1986). The non‐specific theory in microbial etiology of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 13(10), 905-911. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051x.1986.tb01425.x

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