Intensive periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without other periodontal treatment) vs No treatment (no periodontal treatment)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), change from baseline · Adults (any age/sex) with chronic periodontitis (>=5 teeth remaining; PPD >4 mm), with or without hypertension
Periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without other… showed no clear difference in change in systolic blood pressure (SBP, mmHg) compared with no treatment (no periodontal treatment) (low certainty).
4 findings from 1 review
- Effect of periodontal treatments on blood pressure 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesLong term (follow-up 12 months) · People diagnosed with periodontitisMD 0.14 [-4.4, 4.68]1 study · 168 participantsLow
- Effect of periodontal treatments on blood pressure 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesShort term (follow-up 2-3 months) · People diagnosed with periodontitisMD -0.14 [-4.05, 3.77]2 studies · 294 participantsLow
- Effect of periodontal treatments on blood pressure 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesLong term (follow-up 6 months) · People diagnosed with periodontitis and other cardiovascular diseases except hypertensionMD -2.25 [-9.41, 4.92]2 studies · 108 participantsLow
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- Effect of periodontal treatments on blood pressure 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesShort term (follow-up 3 months) · People diagnosed with periodontitis and other cardiovascular diseases except hypertensionMD 0.59 [-9.18, 10.36]1 study · 55 participantsVery low