| Literature DB >> 27677805 |
Anwar T Merchant1, Michele J Josey1.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Causality; diabetes mellitus; inflammation; obesity; periodontal disease; randomized controlled trial
Mesh:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27677805 PMCID: PMC5842079 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2016.160433
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Periodontol ISSN: 0022-3492 Impact factor: 6.993