Changes in high sensitivity serum CRP under periodontal therapy and its association with the depth of pathological periodontal pocket

• Main Authors: Al-Bayati, Lina, Kamil, Wisam, Habashnah, Rola, Abbood, Lina H.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/16081/1/IIUM_Research_Inv..pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/16081/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease, elicited by a complex mixture of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria that result in the destruction of the supporting structures of the dentition (Pihlstrom et al, 2005). This disease affects the majority of population (Brown et al, 1996) and the peri...