##  [Specific Plaque Hypothesis](/index.php/specific-plaque-hypothesis) 

  ##  [Specific Plaque Hypothesis](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/specific-plaque-hypothesis-0) 

  

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Definition

A model in dentistry proposing that one or a limited set of identifiable microbial species within the oral biofilm are primarily responsible for initiating and driving particular plaque‑associated diseases, so those species are the principal causative agents.