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The Spearman\u2019s correlation analysis was performed to evaluate associations between subgingival microbial communities and systemic inflammatory markers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients with Stage IV periodontitis exhibited significantly higher levels of WBC, NEUT, NLR, and SII compared to those with Stage I disease. Notably, NLR and SII were markedly elevated (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.01), while WBC and NEUT also showed statistically significant increases (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). Further analysis revealed a positive correlation between the abundance of multiple periodontitis-associated bacterial genera and systemic inflammatory markers.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates that the progression of periodontitis is associated with distinct changes in the subgingival microbial community, and that this microbial dysbiosis is positively correlated with elevated levels of systemic chronic inflammation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1864541","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,19]],"date-time":"2026-06-19T05:47:13Z","timestamp":1781848033000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["From health to periodontitis: dynamic changes in the subgingival microbiome and their association with systemic inflammation levels"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Yan","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunshen","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yunshan","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liang-qiu-yue","family":"Zhong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongyi","family":"Xiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qifeng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xi","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi\u2019an JiaoTong University","place":["Xi\u2019an, Shaanxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/1678-7757-2020-0787","article-title":"The prevalence of novel periodontal pathogens and bacterial complexes in Stage II generalized periodontitis based on 16S rRNA next generation sequencing","volume":"29","author":"Abu Fanas","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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