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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. 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 ...

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. Periodontitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

   Plaque can cause gingivitis, the mildest form of gum disease. Gingivitis is irritation and swelling of the gum tissue around the base of your teeth. Gingiva is ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

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

   Mayo's robust MRI protocols facilitate the detection of specific carotid plaque components associated with ischemic events, even in patients with minimal ...

8. Ptosis after Plaque - Mayo Clinic

   The Ptosis after Plaque Radiotherapy (PtaP) study involves investigation of the effect of plaque radiotherapy surgery on upper eyelid position. The study ...

9. Study supports the use of plaque imaging in the evaluation of patients with acute retinal artery occlusion - Mayo Clinic

   RAO commonly occurs as a result of an embolic event in the context of carotid artery plaque. Various features of carotid plaque increase the risk of ischemic ...

10. Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Way to Prevent Accumulation of Amyloid Plaque, a Hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease

    “Amyloid plaques typically accumulate in the brain for many years before patients develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease,” says Dr. Bu. “Our laboratory is now ...