Innate immunity represents the semi-specific first line of defense and provides the initial host
response to tissue injury, trauma, and pathogens. Innate immunity activates the adaptive …

Periodontitis is an infection-driven inflammatory disease, which is characterized by gingival
inflammation and bone loss. Periodontitis is associated with various systemic diseases …

Cellular Phenotype and Apoptosis: The function of epithelial tissues is the protection of the
organism from chemical, microbial, and physical challenges which is indispensable for …

Alveolar bone is a unique osseous tissue due to the proximity of dental plaque biofilms.
Periodontal health and homeostasis are mediated by a balanced host immune response to …

Interleukin‐17 (also known as interleukin‐17A) is a key cytokine that links T‐cell activation to
neutrophil mobilization and activation. As such, interleukin‐17 can mediate protective innate …

Maintenance of periodontal health or transition to a periodontal lesion reflects the
continuous and ongoing battle between the vast microbial ecology in the oral cavity and the …

Increasing evidence has suggested an independent association between periodontitis and
a range of comorbidities, for example cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid …

Periodontitis is a prevalent chronic disease that results in loss of periodontal ligament and
bone resorption. Triggered by pathogens and prolonged inflammation, periodontitis is …

The association between periodontal disease and systemic disease has become a research
hotspot. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a crucial periodontal pathogen, affects the …

Periodontitis (PD) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by tissue inflammation
and destruction of the associated alveolar bone. It is caused by the colonisation of the …