Effects of non-surgical periodontal treatment on complete blood count, lipid and glycemic profiles of patients with an indication for surgical coronary revascularization

Abstract

Objective: the aim of this study was to assess the effects of non-surgical periodontal treatment on the complete blood count, glycemic and lipid profiles in cardiopathic patients with indication for surgical revascularization. Material and Methods: this study evaluated 22 patients with chronic periodontitis, over 35 years of age (mean age 59.45 years) randomly assigned to 2 groups. The test group (n=11) received periodontal treatment before the surgical procedure and the control group (n=11) did not receive periodontal treatment prior to surgery. Results: periodontal treatment resulted in a significant reduction in probing depth in sites with periodontal probing depth >3 mm (reduction of 11.4%) and >5 mm (reduction of 6.3%) (P<0.05). The differences in clinical attachment level were not statistically significant between the groups (P>0.05). The values regarding to leukocyte count, glucose, hemocyte and hemoglobin did not differ significantly between groups (P>0.05). Total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein presented a statistically significant reduction in the test group (P<0.05). Light density lipoprotein showed no statistically significant difference between groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: non-surgical periodontal treatment was effective for controlling periodontal disease and diminished serum levels of total cholesterol and high density lipoproteins. The other blood components presented no significant alterations.