Review Article

Host-Bacteria Crosstalk at the Dentogingival Junction

Table 2

Innate and adaptive defense in the periodontal region.

Innate defense responseAdaptive immune response

Epithelial barrierAntigen presenting cells MHC-I, MHC-II
PMNs, complementT helper 1 response
Monocyte/macrophage, mast cellsT helper 2 response
FibroblastsB cells, plasma cells