TOPIC: DEFENSE MECHANISM OF GINGIVA📌 POINTS TO PONDER🔹Organulocytes are the living PMNs in saliva.🔹Factors VIII, IX, X, plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA) and Hageman factor are the coagulation factors present in saliva.🔹 The drugs that cause xerostomia are anticholinergics, antipsychotics, anti-Parkinsonian, antidepressants, anti-histamines and antihypertensives.🔹The 1: 3 ratio is the normal ratio of B-lymphocytes to T-lymphocytes in GCF.🔹 Various drugs excreted through GCF are tetracyclines, metronidazole, clindamycin, tinidazole and erythromycin.📌 Defense mechanisms of oral cavity📣 Defense mechanisms of oral cavity are due to:🔸Saliva.🔸Sulcular fluid.
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