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Short-term Effects of Intensive Periodontal Therapy on Serum Inflammatory Markers and Cholesterol

Department of Periodontology and Eastman Clinical Investigation Center, Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK;

View larger version (21K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Effects of different regimens of periodontal therapy on changes in serum CRP (N = 65), IL-6 (N = 65), total cholesterol (N = 65), and LDL cholesterol (N = 65). Boxes refer to the 25th (bottom) and 75th (top) percentiles, and the median is the horizontal line inside; fences refer to the 10th (lower) and 90th (upper) percentiles, respectively. Open circles represent outliers, whereas asterisks stand for extreme observations within the subject number. Positive differences indicate a decrease in concentrations at 2 mos compared with the pre-treatment baseline. The horizontal dashed line indicates the line of no difference between baseline and 2 mos.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Effect of cigarette smoking on changes in serum CRP (N = 65). Boxes refer to the 25th (bottom) and 75th (top) percentiles, and the median is the horizontal line inside; fences refer to the 10th (lower) and 90th (upper) percentiles, respectively. Open circles represent outliers, whereas asterisks stand for extreme observations within the subject number. Positive differences indicate a decrease in concentrations at 2 mos compared with the pre-treatment baseline. The horizontal dashed line indicates the line of no difference between baseline and 2 mos.