Periodontal Health and Oral Microbiota in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 630
• Main Authors: Eriksson, Kaja, Fei, Guozhong, Lundmark, Anna, Benchimol, Daniel, Lee, Linkiat, Hu, Yue O. O., Kats, Anna, Saevarsdottir, Saedis, Catrina, Anca Irinel, Klinge, Björn, Andersson, Anders F., Klareskog, Lars, Lundberg, Karin, Jansson, Leif, Yucel-Lindberg, Tülay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 08.05.2019
• Subjects: anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies; medication; periodontal disease; periodontitis; Porphyromonas gingivalis; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid factor; smoking; Porphyromonas gingivalis; rheumatoid factor; periodontitis; smoking; medication; rheumatoid arthritis; periodontal disease; anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies

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...