Effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment on chronic kidney disease patients

• Main Authors: Hilana Paula Carillo Artese (Author), Celso Oliveira de Sousa (Author), Ronir Raggio Luiz (Author), Carmelo Sansone (Author), Maria Cynésia Medeiros de Barros Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a debilitating systemic condition. Our working hypothesis is that CKD predialysis patients with periodontitis would respond poorly to periodontal treatment owing to immunologic compromise. Twenty-one predialysis patients (group 1) and 19 individuals without clinical e...