Effect of Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment on C-Reactive Protein Levels in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Figures & data

Figure 1.  The means of CRP levels before and after periodontal treatment.

Table 1.  Distribution of different periodontal problems (N = 77).

Periodontal problem	Frequency	%
Gingivitis	12	15.6
Mild periodontitis	6	7.8
Moderate periodontitis	36	46.8
Severe periodontitis	23	29.9
Total	77	100

Table 2.  Relation of pretreatment CRP levels and periodontal problem.

Periodontal problem	Mean ± SD	Median	p-Value
Gingivitis	9.61 ± 9.22	6.23	0.823
Mild periodontitis	6.58 ± 2.48	5.76
Moderate periodontitis	9.12 ± 11.99	5.48
Severe periodontitis	10.35 ± 12.69	5.14

Table 3.  Comparison of CRP levels before and after periodontal therapy.

CRP level	Mean ± SD	p-Value
CRP1	9.369 ± 11.251	0.001
CRP2	5.628 ± 4.792

Table 4.  Relation of difference of pre- and posttreatment CRP levels and periodontal problem.

Problem	Mean ± SD	Median	p-Value
Gingivitis	–4.21 ± 6.85	–1.68	0.693
Mild periodontitis	–1.12 ± 2.75	–1.14
Moderate periodontitis	–4.07 ± 8.57	–1.56
Severe periodontitis	–3.66 ± 12.58	–0.59