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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Intensive periodontal therapy produced greater reductions in IL-6 at 1 (0. 4 + / - 0. 2 ng/L difference, 95 % CI 0. 03-0. 9, P =. 0284) and 2 months (0. 3 + / - 0. 2 ng/L difference, 95 % CI 0. 1-0. 8, P =. 0284), together with decreases in C-reactive protein (0. 4 + / - 0. 2 mg/L difference, 95 % CI 0. 01-0. 8, P =. 0438) and total cholesterol (0. 3 + / - 0. 1 mmol/L difference, 95 % CI 0. 04-0. 6, P =. 0254).