Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on risk markers of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Rijing Meng (Author), Jialei Xu (Author), Chenrui Fan (Author), Haiqing Liao (Author), Zeni Wu (Author), Qixin Zeng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the world. Patients with periodontitis have a higher risk of CVD, although a causal relationship between these conditions remains unclear. Non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) is able to control inflammation at...