These disruptions often lead to morphological changes in adhesive cell-cell junctions, including desmosomes, hemidesmosomes, and adherence junctions. Recent advancements in microscopy techniques have ...

Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease, in which autoantibodies react with the cell–cell adhesion structures, desmosomes, causing blisters and erosions on the oral mucosa and skin.

Periodontal disease is classically characterized by progressive destruction of the soft and hard tissues of the periodontal complex, mediated by an interplay between dysbiotic microbial communities ...