Abstract
Overall understanding of host responses is necessary if medical significance of oral infection and inflammation is to be appreciated and communicated to our patients. The aim of this education is to provide students and young dentists with the basics of periodontics from medical aspects. They will then always practice periodontal dentistry accordingly. If you want to improve your knowledge of the medical basis of today’s periodontology, and provide your patients with comprehensive advice and care, the following informations about oral biology are exactly what you need.