Across
- 3. tenacious film formed of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.
- 4. a solution containing more of an ingredient that can be held in solution permanently.
- 7. bulky Gross deposits
- 9. Pellicle participates in biofilm formation by aiding the adherence of microorganisms.
Down
- 1. inhibitor of calcification that occurs in parotid saliva of humans in variable amounts; anticalculus component of “tartar-control” dentifrices.
- 2. is composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and other compounds; it acts to protect the biofilm from the host’s immune system and antimicrobial agents.
- 3. heterotrophic microorganism that lives and grows in complete absence of oxygen; some are obligate, others facultative; adj. anaerobic.
- 5. survives best in an environment of high oxygen tension, such as the lungs
- 6. is dental biofilm mineralized by crystals of calcium phosphate mineral salts between previously living microorganisms.
- 8. the inorganic content of calculus is crystalline