Cytokine Profiles in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients were diagnosed with periodontitis (P) The inclusion criteria were:Loss of clinical insertion (CAL) ≥ 5mm and PD probing depth ≥ 6mm in ≥ 30% of sites; ≥20 teeth; radiographic bone loss that extends to the middle level of the root; presence of supragingival and subgingival calculus according to the severity of periodontal damage. Grade B was assessed indirectly, considering radiographic bone loss in the tooth most affected by dentition as a function of age (0.25 to 1.0). Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) scaling and root planning or antibiotic treatment in the previous 6 months; 2) systemic diseases that could affect the progression of periodontitis (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases); 3) extensive prosthetic involvement; 4) long-term administration of anti-inflammatory medication; 6) smokers and former smokers; 7) pregnancy or lactation; 8) orthodontic therapy; 9) use of mouth rinses containing antimicrobials in the preceding 2 months; 10) patients had previously received chemotherapy or radiotherapy; 11) patients with metastasis and/or patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.