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Comment
. 2016 Oct;87(10):1113-6.
doi: 10.1902/jop.2016.160433.

Commentary: Periodontal Treatment and Inflammation in Diabetes: Association or Causation?

Anwar T Merchant  1 , Michele J Josey  1
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Comment

Commentary: Periodontal Treatment and Inflammation in Diabetes: Association or Causation?

Anwar T Merchant et al. J Periodontol. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The causal effect of periodontal treatment on systemic outcomes is unclear because even randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have conflicting results. Two models are proposed to explain the apparently conflicting findings from RCTs evaluating the effect of periodontal treatment on inflammation and systemic outcomes among individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Keywords: Causality; diabetes mellitus; inflammation; obesity; periodontal disease; randomized controlled trial.

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Inflammatory state common cause of periodontal disease and CVD
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Periodontal disease affects inflammation which causes CVD
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