When foods containing carbohydrates (starches and sugars) are eaten, the bacteria that form plaque use the sugar as a form of energy.

These two fundamental hygiene tips help to get rid of bacteria that try to stick to surfaces in our mouth to form plaque (oral biofilms).

The less you brush your teeth, the better chance that bacteria will form plaque and potentially cause serious oral and health issues.

On the cytoplasmic side, plakins form plaques which anchor the desmosomes to intermediate filaments composed of keratin proteins.

Then, the oxygen species encourage the aggregation of beta amyloid in order to form plaques.