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  1. 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 ...

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

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

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Periodontitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Because plaque and tartar are filled with bacteria, the longer they stay on your teeth, the more damage they can do. Plaque can cause gingivitis, the mildest ...

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

    VOICEOVER: Here's how atherosclerosis usually develops. The normally smooth inner lining of healthy arteries can become damaged by a number of conditions, for ...

  7. 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 ...

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

    Cholesterol deposits (plaques) in the heart arteries and inflammation are usually the cause of coronary artery disease.

  9. Carotid plaque imaging: Updating the management of atherosclerotic disease - Mayo Clinic

    "Not all plaques are alike. Carotid plaque imaging can help us determine — without invasive surgery — whether a patient's plaque is high risk or relatively ...

  10. 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 ...