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Periodontal treatment: scaling and root planing (SRP) plus advice vs Community care: advice only: Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)

Population
Patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic periodontitis
Intervention
Periodontal treatment: scaling and root planing (SRP) plus advice
Comparison
Community care: advice only
Outcome
Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Periodontal treatment: scaling and root planing (SRP) plus advice vs Community care: advice only
Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) · People with cardiovascular disease and chronic periodontitis · 12 months
Periodontal therapy for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with periodontitis (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes
Serum hs-CRP tested at one year; as loss to follow-up was almost 90%, data not considered useful for analysis (no usable estimate).1 study · 37 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Periodontal therapy for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with periodontitis
2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-11Not listedNot assessed
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