Does periodontitis affect the treatment response of biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?

Does periodontitis affect the treatment response of biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PD) have been suggested to share many clinical and pathological features. However, few reports have investigated the relationship between the degree of PD and the treatment response to RA. This study aimed to examine the relationship b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masahiro Tachibana, Yukio Yonemoto, Koichi Okamura, Takahito Suto, Hideo Sakane, Tetsuya Kaneko, Trang Thuy Dam, Chisa Okura, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Yoshito Tsushima, Hirotaka Chikuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Periodontitis
FDG-PET/CT
Biologic therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Treatment response
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02269-x

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02269-x

Similar Items