Periodontal microbiota in a cohort of Egyptian patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relation to serum and gingival anticitrullinated peptide protein antibodies and different disease parameters
Objective The possibility of infectious trigger at the gingival site in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was reported in previous studies. The aim of our study is to determine the organisms causing periodontitis (PD) in a cohort of Egyptian patients with RA and their relation to serum and gingival anticitr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | http://www.err.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-161X;year=2018;volume=45;issue=4;spage=167;epage=174;aulast=Soliman |