Periodontal Health and Oral Microbiota in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Periodontal Health and Oral Microbiota in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

This study aimed to investigate the periodontal health of patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to oral microbiota, systemic and oral inflammatory mediators, and RA disease activity. Forty patients underwent full-mouth dental/periodontal and rheumatological examination, inc...

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Main Authors: Kaja Eriksson, Guozhong Fei, Anna Lundmark, Daniel Benchimol, Linkiat Lee, Yue O. O. Hu, Anna Kats, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Anca Irinel Catrina, Björn Klinge, Anders F. Andersson, Lars Klareskog, Karin Lundberg, Leif Jansson, Tülay Yucel-Lindberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
periodontitis
periodontal disease
anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies
rheumatoid factor
smoking
medication
<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/5/630

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