The Influence of Anti-Infective Periodontal Treatment on C-Reactive Protein: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Ryan T. Demmer; Ludovic Trinquart; Aleksandra Zuk; Benjamin C. Fu; Josefin Blomkvist; Bryan S. Michalowicz; Philippe Ravaud; Moïse Desvarieux

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077441

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The Influence of Anti-Infective Periodontal Treatment on C-Reactive Protein: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Ryan T. Demmer ,

* E-mail: rtd2106@columbia.edu

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Ludovic Trinquart,

Affiliations Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, INSERM U738, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, French Cochrane Centre, Paris, France
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Aleksandra Zuk,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Benjamin C. Fu,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Josefin Blomkvist,

Affiliations Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, INSERM U738, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, French Cochrane Centre, Paris, France
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Bryan S. Michalowicz,

Affiliation Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Philippe Ravaud,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America, Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, INSERM U738, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, French Cochrane Centre, Paris, France, EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France
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Moïse Desvarieux

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America, INSERM U738, Paris, France, EHESP School of Public Health, Rennes, France
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The Influence of Anti-Infective Periodontal Treatment on C-Reactive Protein: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Ryan T. Demmer,
Ludovic Trinquart,
Aleksandra Zuk,
Benjamin C. Fu,
Josefin Blomkvist,
Bryan S. Michalowicz,
Philippe Ravaud,
Moïse Desvarieux

Published: October 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077441

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