Rheumatoid arthritis and the role of oral bacteria
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) have shown similar physiopathologic mechanisms such as chronic inflammation with adjacent bone resorption in an immunogenetically susceptible host; however, PD has a well-recognized bacterial etiology while the cause of RA is unclear. Some repor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/5784/6555 |