27/07/2025
Healthy gingival conditions: Microorganisms and host coexist in a symbiotic relationship 🪢
Even in the presence of healthy gingival conditions, active interaction occurs between the various microorganisms organized in biofilms and the various innate and acquired components of the immune system. The microorganisms and the host support each other and coexist in dynamic equilibrium in a symbiotic relationship in which they benefit from each other.
💡 Gram-positive aerobic bacteria are the predominant biofilm species in the infrequent cases where periodontal pathogens are detected in the gingival sulcus of healthy teeth. The selective occupation of ecological niches by symbiotic bacteria not only serves to protect the host, but also creates an environment that is generally conducive to healthy periodontal conditions: Microorganisms receive important nutrients from the host via the crevicular fluid, while proteins and peptides released from the biofilms elicit the corresponding health-promoting immune responses.
The tip of a periodontal probe stops within the junctional epithelium, coronal to the supracrestal fiber apparatus, without provoking bleeding on probing. 🔍
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