Non-surgical periodontal therapy and systemic inflammatory biomarkers in patients with periodontitis and carotid plaque burden: a pilot study.

Researchers examined whether non-surgical periodontal treatment reduced systemic inflammatory markers in ten patients with both periodontitis and carotid artery plaque. Treatment significantly lowered two biomarkers (MMP-8 and Lp-PLA2) but not others.

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