CD and UC patients had higher DMFT and prevalence of periodontitis than controls, but smoking was an effect modifier.

Non-surgical periodontal therapy was effective in improving periodontal clinical data and in reducing the plasma levels of IL-6, CRP, and fibrinogen in hypertensive patients with severe periodontitis.

Periodontal therapy significantly reduced levels of CRP, IL-6, fibrinogen, blood pressure, LVM and arterial stiffness, lowering cardiovascular risk in refractory hypertensive patients.

The levels of IL-1beta in GCF were increased in samples from periodontitis patients, regardless of the severity of disease at the sampled site, suggesting that the levels of IL-1beta are typical of a given patient.

0,05). CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados deste estudo sugeriram que a presença de patógenos respiratórios no biofilme bucal de pacientes internados em UTI pode servir de reservatório para micro-organismos associados com pneumonia nosocomial.]]>

There were no statistically significant differences in the measured immunologic and microbiologic parameters between subjects with GCP and GAgP.

This study fails to show any significant differences between severe forms of GCP and GAgP in response to non-surgical periodontal treatment.

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