Primers for CD68, IL-6, IL-10, VCAM-1 and MMP-9 (Table 1) were designed using Oligo Explorer software (1.1.0) and synthesized by Genscript Co. (Nanjing, Jiangsu, China).
Although the correlation between periodontal infection and atherosclerotic lesions has been well recognized， whether and how the nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) can improve the vascular inflammation has not been investigated clearly.
Although the correlation between periodontal infection and atherosclerotic lesions has been well recognized， whether and how the nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) can improve the vascular inflammation has not been investigated clearly.
