Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with early tooth loss: results from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V to VI

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with early tooth loss: results from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V to VI

Background/aims To examine the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis or tooth loss. Methods The study used data from the fifth and sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted from 2010 to 2015. RA was defined as participant-reported physician-dia...

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Main Authors: Ji-Won Kim, Jun-Beom Park, Hyeon Woo Yim, Jennifer Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2019-11-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
arthritis, rheumatoid
periodontitis
tooth loss
periodontal diseases
epidemiologic studies
Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2018-093.pdf

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