Immunomodulators in Dentistry

The immune system is one of our most complex biological systems in the body. The basic role of the immune system is to distinguish self from non-self. This non-self could be an infectious organism, a transplanted organ or an endogenous cell that can be mistaken as a foreign. Modulation of the immune system denotes to any change in the immune response that can involve induction, expression, amplification or inhibition of any part or phase of the immune response. Thus, immunomodulator is a substance used for its effect on the immune system. The benefits of immunomodulators stem from their ability to stimulate natural and adaptive defense mechanisms which enables the body to help itself. The natural immunomodulators act to strengthen weak immune systems and to moderate immune systems that are overactive