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Table 2.

Principal constituents of dental plaque

	Constituents
Bacterial aggregate	Gram-positive
	Gram-negative
Matrix of extracellular substance	Glucides	Levans
		Dextrans
		Glycogen
		Galactose
		Ribose
		Fucose
	Lipids	Glycolipids
		Phospholipids
		Triglycerides
		Cholesterol
	Proteins	Glycoproteins
		Glycosaminoglycans
		Lipoproteins
	Ions and trace elements	Ca⁺⁺/PO₄⁻⁻
		F⁻
		Ag, Mg, Co, Fe, Cu, Pb, Sn