“…9 C-reactive protein (CRP) in particular, is a marker of systemic inflammation and is associated with obesity and periodontitis. 10 Elevated levels of CRP is characterized by dysregulated and increased production of several proinflammatory cytokines that are implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontal destruction. 9,11,12 In the past decade, obesity has been thoroughly investigated as one of the risk factors for periodontal tissue destruction and association between increased adiposity and poor periodontal outcomes is well elucidated; [13][14][15][16] In a recent cross-sectional study by Abduljabbar and colleagues, 17 it was concluded that obese individuals showed increased peri-implant probing depth (PD) and higher amount of marginal bone loss (MBL) as compared to nonobese individuals.…”