Introduction: Periodontal disease is one of the most widespread oral disease. Aim: The general aim of the present study was to detect salivary and serum enzyme activities in response to periodontal infection, involving the release of enzymes from stromal, epithelial, inflammatory and bacterial cells. Methodology: We included 20 patients with chronic periodontitis and 20 controls. Unstimulated […]
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Psychoneuroimmunology of oral diseases – A review
Background: Various oral stimuli that are perceived by the brain as stressful can trigger patterns of neurological activity which then directly influence immune and endocrine response. Objective: To analyze the psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunological interactions involved in oral diseases and conditions. Data sources: Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar were databases researched for peer review articles in indexed […]