Toothbrush bristles, SEM

Plaque-forming bacteria, SEM

Toothbrush bristles, SEM

Dental plaque, SEM

Plaque-forming bacteria, SEM

Woman having dental x-rays taken

Dentist leafing through medical record

Dentist and patient looking at x-ray

Dentist and hygienist in office, (portrait)

Used wax dental floss with cheek cells (orange) and bacteria (blue) on dental floss fibres (brown), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Cheek cells often get scraped from the inside of your mouth when flossing your teeth. Numerous bacteria...

Used wax dental floss with dental plaque (brown), bacteria (blue) and cheek cells (orange) on the dental floss fibres (red), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Plaque consists of a biofilm of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix. The...

Used wax dental floss with cheek cells (purple) and bacteria (green) on dental floss fibres (blue), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Cheek cells often get scraped from the inside of your mouth when flossing your teeth. Numerous bacteria...

Used wax dental floss with dental plaque (yellow), bacteria (orange) and cheek cells (pink) on the dental floss fibres (blue), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Plaque consists of a biofilm of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix. The...

Dentistry symbol, artwork

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Oral bacterium, Streptococcus mutans with surrounding dextran polysaccharide mucilage (glucan). S. mutans is a coccoid shaped, Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium that is part of the normal...

Dental patient waiting for the dentist

Human tooth with accumulation of bacterial plaque (smooth areas) and calcified tartar (rough areas) on enamel surface, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Plaque is the sticky, colourless film of bacteria that forms on teeth. You can sense...

Dental file, SEM