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Time line of events during immunization-oral challenge experiments. Groups of BALB/c mice received immunizations (Im, B1 to B3), had their sera collected (C1 to C5), and were orally gavaged with P. gingivalis A7A1-28 (G1 to G3). After a 42-day oral bone loss period, mice were sacrificed.