TY - BOOK AU - Azza Muhammad Nasr Mahmoud AU - Ayman Abouelenen Ahmed , AU - Manal Mohammed Kamal , TI - Assessment of Oxidized low-density lipoprotein level as a marker of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic periodontitis before and after non - surgical periodontal therapy / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Azza Muhammad Nasr Mahmoud , KW - Cardiovascular disease KW - Chronic periodontitis KW - Oxidized low-density lipoprotein N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Periodontology; Issued also as CD N2 - Objective : Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a marker of cardiovascular disease the purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of ox-LDL in patients with chronic periodontitis as well as the effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on ox-LDL serum levels . Results : Ox-LDL levels showed statistically significant decrease after non- surgical periodontal treatment for both cardiac / periodontitis patients and periodontitis only patients ER -