Evidence Question
Does Non-surgical periodontal treatment improve inflammatory and vascular markers?
Related to: Inflammatory and Vascular MarkersShort answer
Non-surgical periodontal treatment may improve inflammatory and vascular markers.
Evidence at a glance
- Evidence strength
- Strong Evidence
- Supporting research
- 5 studys
- Randomized trials
- 5 trials
Why do we say this?
Across 5 randomized trials, findings are mixed and showed an effect on inflammatory and vascular markers with Non-surgical periodontal treatment.
Context and limitations
Some evidence reported benefits while other evidence found little or no effect.
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Supporting research
5 published studys
- Periodontal therapy improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
- Non-surgical periodontal therapy improves renal function and glycaemic control in CKD patients
- Periodontal therapy may improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
- Periodontal treatment improves glycemic control in diabetes
- NSPT improves plaque index and glycemic control in diabetes.