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2004 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A scientist reviews oral mucosal immunology in a recent issue of the Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore.
"The primary function of the immune system of the mouth is to protect the teeth, jaws, gingivae, and oral mucosa against infection. These host defenses vary in the different oral microenvironments or domains represented by the oral mucosa, saliva, and gingival crevice," a researcher in Australia reports.
"This review aims to consider and contrast the main immune components in each domain and cites examples of oral diseases where the immune response is defective," said D. M. Walker at Westmead Hospital.
Walker published the study in the Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Oral ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Oral mucosal immunology reviewed.