Open AccessAssociation between alveolar bone loss and serum C-reactive protein levels in aggressive and chronic periodontitis patients
Author(s) -
Rahul Chopra,
Suvarna Patil,
Nagaraj B Kalburgi,
Shivani Mathur
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.94600
Subject(s) - medicine , dental alveolus , periodontitis , aggressive periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , gastroenterology , analysis of variance , clinical attachment loss , c reactive protein , venous blood , acute phase protein , rank correlation , dentistry , inflammation , machine learning , computer science
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant that is produced in response to diverse inflammatory stimuli, and is known predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. Aggressive and chronic periodontitis are two main forms of periodontal disease, which differ mainly in the method of disease progression. This study aims at determining and comparing the relative levels of serum CRP and alveolar bone loss in aggressive and chronic periodontitis patients.