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brown pellicle (medicine)


brown pellicle -->
acquired pellicle


A thin film (about 1 um), derived mainly from salivary glycoproteins, which forms over the surface of a cleansed tooth crown when it is exposed to the saliva.

Synonym: acquired cuticle, acquired enamel cuticle, brown pellicle, posteruption cuticle.