Prevalence of Periodontitis in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Swedish Population Based Case-Control Study.

Prevalence of Periodontitis in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Swedish Population Based Case-Control Study.

INTRODUCTION:The possible hypothesis of a link between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), specifically anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) positive RA, prompted us to investigate the prevalence of periodontitis in the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of RA (EIRA), a well-charac...

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Main Authors: Kaja Eriksson, Lena Nise, Anna Kats, Elin Luttropp, Anca Irinel Catrina, Johan Askling, Leif Jansson, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Klareskog, Karin Lundberg, Tülay Yucel-Lindberg
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4874595?pdf=render

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