Table 2.

Serum IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP levels before and after endodontic treatment

Groups	IL-6		TNF-α		hs-CRP
	Before treatment	1 week after treatment	Before treatment	1 week after treatment	Before treatment	1 week after treatment
Group I	156±11.05	45.01±21.04	6.12±1.23	5.10±0.21	2.13±0.2	1.56±0.11
Group II	143±10.21	29.56±12.01	5.97±1.0	3.12±0.91	2.01±0.01	1.12±0.01
P	0.65	<0.5	0.71	<0.001	0.5	<0.001

hs-CRP=high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, IL=interleukin, TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-alpha