Abstract
The purpose of these studies is to analyze the differences in susceptibility to Periodontal Disease (PD) after systemic microbial challenge in strains of mice known to be susceptible (BALB/C) and resistant (C57BL/6). For the first and second objective, 140 mice will be used, divided into 2 groups (n = 70 BALB/c & n = 70 C57BL/6). Each group will be divided into 3 subgroups: Control (C), S…