Haas 2013

Trial name or title	Scientific title: periodontal therapy in coronary artery patients (PerioCardio) Public title: periodontal therapy in coronary artery patients (PerioCardio)
Methods	Study type: parallel RCT Randomisation: mentioned but the detail was not clear Allocation concealment: not clearly stated Blinding: single‐blinded (outcomes assessor)
Participants	Inclusion criteria: 35‐70 years coronary artery disease more than 10 teeth chronic periodontitis defined as 2 non‐adjacent teeth with probing depth > 5 mm and periodontal attachment loss > 4 mm Exclusion criteria: use of antibiotics in the last 6 months, periodontal therapy in the last 12 months Total number of participants: 100
Interventions	Intervention group: SRP under local anaesthesia + oral hygiene instruction and motivation Control group: 1 session of supra‐gingival calculus removal Follow‐up: 1 year
Outcomes	Changes of hs‐CRP, HDL‐C, LDL‐C and total cholesterol levels (3, 6 months and 1 year after the treatment)
Starting date	January 2012
Contact information	Person: Haas Address: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Country: Brazil
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