Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and C-Reactive Protein Among Adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

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Abstract
C-REACTIVE protein (CRP) is a liver-produced, acute-phase reactant that serves as a systemic marker of inflammation. Levels of CRP can be used to monitor patients with overwhelming infections, and elevated CRP levels have been demonstrated in persons with ischemia and myocardial infarction.1 When monitoring a patient's acute-phase response, a serum CRP concentration exceeding 10 mg/L is generally regarded as the threshold indicative of significant inflammatory disease.2