Table 2.

CRP values and Blood Counts Before and After Periodontal Therapy

Blood parameter	Baseline	1 Day	1 Week	1 Month	P
CRP (mg/l)	1.17	7.18	2.12	0.89	<0.001**
TLC (109/l)	7353.33	7376.67	7016.67	6666.67	<0.001**
L (109/l)	30.90	25.90	30.03	33.80	0.001**
N (109/l)	63.63	68.33	64.70	60.97	<0.001**
M (109/l)	3.10	3.60	2.50	2.63	0.315(ns)
E (109/l)	2.97	2.03	1.83	2.07	<0.001**
RBC (1012/l)	4.65	4.74	4.42	4.91	<0.001**
PLT (109/l)	2.44	2.33	2.38	2.14	<0.001**

CRP – C-reactive protein; E – eosinophils; L – lymphocytes; M – monocytes; N – neutrophils; PLT – platelets; RBC – red cell count; TLC – total leukocyte count. Friedman ANOVA *P<0.05, **P<0.01 Wilcoxon post-hoc rank-sum paired test vs. baseline