Hand to Mouth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis are both chronic inflammatory disease which demonstrate similarities in terms of mechanism, histopathology and demography. An association between these conditions has been demonstrated previously but has been called into question more recently....

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Main Authors: Nicholas Rubek Fuggle, Toby eSmith, Arvind eKaul, Nidhi eSofat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00080/full