Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry

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: 2015  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 62--67

Immunity and periodontics: Connecting the dots


HS Grover, Rohit Saini, Pearl Bhardwaj, Amit Bhardwaj 
 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

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Amit Bhardwaj
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana
India

Immunity is divided into two parts – the innate and adaptive responses. The innate immune system relies upon limited receptors to detect invading pathogens but compensates by targeting conserved microbial components that are shared by the large groups of pathogens. Various cells involved in innate immune responses include neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cell, neutrophils, natural killer cells, and eosinophils. The innate immune responses are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. They are also required to initiate specific adaptive immune responses. The second kind of protection is adaptive immunity which develops throughout our lives. It uses two basic strategies – Humoral immunity which works to eliminate antigens that are extracellular and cellular immunity which deals with antigen residing within a host cell. T- and B-lymphocytes are the main self-defense weapons of the adaptive immune system. Adaptive immunity relies upon a clonal system with each T-cell and B-cell expressing its own unique receptor.


How to cite this article:
Grover H S, Saini R, Bhardwaj P, Bhardwaj A. Immunity and periodontics: Connecting the dots.Indian J Multidiscip Dent 2015;5:62-67


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Grover H S, Saini R, Bhardwaj P, Bhardwaj A. Immunity and periodontics: Connecting the dots. Indian J Multidiscip Dent [serial online] 2015 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];5:62-67
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