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  1. Cavities and tooth decay - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque forms. Dental plaque is a clear sticky film that coats your teeth. It's due to eating a lot of sugars and starches and not cleaning your teeth well. When ...

  2. Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    The plaque can cause arteries to narrow, blocking blood flow. The plaque also can burst, leading to a blood clot. Although atherosclerosis is often considered a ...

  3. Plaque Buildup in Your Arteries (Animation) - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Plaque is fragile and often rough on the surface making it more likely for blood clots to form. It's possible for large clots to block the flow of blood ...

  4. Coronary artery disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque can cause the arteries to narrow, blocking blood flow. The plaque also can burst, causing a blood clot. Some causes of atherosclerosis and coronary ...

  5. Gingivitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque turns into tartar. Plaque that stays on your teeth can harden under your gumline into tartar. This tartar, also known as calculus, then collects bacteria ...

  6. Brushing your teeth: How often and when? - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque has bacteria in it. After you eat a meal or snack that has sugar, the bacteria in plaque make acids that attack tooth enamel. Enamel is the hard outer ...

  7. Carotid plaque imaging spurs innovative care - Mayo Clinic

    Advanced technology allows Mayo Clinic neuroradiologists to assess specific plaque features as well as the degree of luminal stenosis, for improved ...

  8. High cholesterol - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Sometimes a piece of plaque can break loose and form a blood clot. The clot may cause a heart attack or stroke.

  9. Carotid artery disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    The piece of plaque can get stuck in one of these smaller arteries. This blockage cuts off blood supply to part of the brain. Blood clot blockage. Some plaques ...

  10. Periodontitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Plaque forms on your teeth when starches and sugars in food interact with bacteria commonly found in your mouth. · Plaque can harden under your gumline into ...