Low-grade Systemic Inflammation May Increase the Risk of Periodontitis

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 Dec;16(4):251-253. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Nov 14.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Longitudinal effects of systemic inflammation markers on periodontitis. Pink C, Kocher T, Meisel P, Dörr M, Markus MRP, Jablonowski L, Grotevendt A, Nauck M, Holtfreter B. J Clin Periodontol 2015;42(11):988-97.

Source of funding: The parent study was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (grant 01ZZ96030, 01ZZ0701), the Ministry of Education, Research and Cultural Affairs, and the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. GABA, Switzerland, provided an unlimited educational grant to support B.H. and C.P. This publication was made possible in part by grant number T32-GM081740 from NIH-NIGMS. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIGMS or NIH.

Conflict of interest: The authors have no actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Type of study/design: Prospective cohort study.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Inflammation*
  • Periodontitis*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk