title: The multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT) published by the journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on the effect of periodontal therapy on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) has fundamental problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine University of Michigan School of Dentistry 1011 North University Avenue Rm# G049 Ann Arbor MI 48109-1078 USA Tel.: +1 734 478 1233 (mobile). Electronic address: wsb@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Wenche S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Borgnakke
authors.affiliation: Professor of Periodontology and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Periodontal Research Group & MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0)121 466 5486. Electronic address: I.L.C.Chapple@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Iain L C
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Chapple
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Genco
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: P Mark
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bartold
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Aiuto
authors.forename: Paul I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Eke
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Giannobile
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kocher
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kornman
authors.forename: Niklaus P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Phoebus N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Madianos
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Fusanori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Offenbacher
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Preshaw
authors.forename: Amin Ur
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Mariano
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authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slots
authors.forename: Maurizio S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tonetti
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
mesh_terms: D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*; D012534:Dental Scaling; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016745:Root Planing
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin