An observation on the severity of periodontal disease in past cigarette smokers suffering from rheumatoid arthritis- evidence for a long-term effect of cigarette smoke exposure?

An observation on the severity of periodontal disease in past cigarette smokers suffering from rheumatoid arthritis- evidence for a long-term effect of cigarette smoke exposure?

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cigarette smoking are both risk factors for periodontal disease (PD). Previous research suggests that systemic inflammatory conditions and cigarette smoking may act in synergy, and their co-occurrence leads to a much higher risk of developing severe stage PD...

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Main Authors: Antal, M. (Author), Battancs, E. (Author), Bocskai, M. (Author), Braunitzer, G. (Author), Kovács, L. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
Subjects:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
case control study
Case-Control Studies
Chronic inflammation
complication
female
Female
human
Humans
Late sequelae
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
periodontal disease
Periodontal disease
Periodontal Diseases
regression analysis
Regression Analysis
rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
risk factor
Risk Factors
severity of illness index
Severity of Illness Index
smoking
Smoking
time factor
Time Factors
Tobacco smoking
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