Open AccessThe effect of periodontal treatment on C-reactive protein: A clinical study
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar,
Samir A. Shah,
Shilpa Budhiraja,
Khushboo Desai,
Chirag Shah,
Dhaval Mehta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.116991
Subject(s) - periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , medicine , c reactive protein , dentistry , periodontal disease , gingival and periodontal pocket , inflammation , gastroenterology
Chronic periodontitis in amultifactorial inflammatory disease which is caused by various microorganisms. Many studies have found close association between chronic periodontitis and C-reactive protein (CRP). CRPis an inflammatory marker which increases in all inflammatory condition.