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| Author(s): |
Andrea Moreira Monteiro
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2010-07-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Magnus Ake Gidlund;
Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara;
Rui Curi;
Maria Cristina de Oliveira Izar;
Claudio Mendes Pannuti
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| Advisor: | Magnus Ake Gidlund |
| Abstract | |
Studies have reported the impact of periodontitis on atherosclerosis. In this study we verify the association by determining some of risk markers for atherosclerosis, and we verify the effect of periodontal treatment on these risk markers. Forty patients with chronic periodontitis and 40 without periodontal disease were included. Total cholesterol and fractions, triacyglycerol (TG), levels of cytokines, antibodies anti-oxLDL, C reactive protein (CRP), leukocyte and neutrophils count, and the non-linear index were investigated. Interleukin (IL)-6,-8 and CRP, antibodies anti-oxLDL, TG and leukocyte and neutrophils counts were higher in periodontitis patients. The patients with periodontitis underwent periodontal treatment. Additional samples were collected after 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. One year after the treatment, TG, IL-6,-8, CRP, Leukocyte and neutrophils counts, anti-oxLDL antibody were significantly lower. Our results confirmed that the periodontal treatment induces systemic changes in several markers the risk for atherosclerosis. (AU) | |