Vol. 45 (5) 2024 Neuro endocrinology letters

Gingiva as immunological protection of the periodontium. Minireview.

OBJECTIVES: The anti-infective, predominantly antibacterial protection of the periodontium has been well-mapped in its various inflammatory diseases, especially in different clinical forms of gingivitis and periodontitis. In various inflammatory periodontal diseases, many immunocompetent cells and substances have been identified in peri.....