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MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Volume 24, Issue -, Pages 5802-5810Publisher
INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.909117
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Chronic Periodontitis; Disease Progression
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Background: The association of periodontitis (PD) with the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate their correlation and investigate the effects of non-surgical periodontal treatment on RA. Material/Methods: A total of 64 patients were enrolled in this study and divided into 4 groups: 18 PD patients (PD(+)RA(-)), 18 RA patients (PD(-)RA(+)), 18 RA with PD patients (PD(+)RA(+)), and 10 healthy controls (PD(-)RA(-)). Periodontal and rheumato-logic parameters were examined at baseline and 1 month following non-surgical periodontal treatment. Results: Our results showed that RA patients had similar periodontal status. However, patients in the PD+RA+ group had significantly higher levels of rheumatologic parameters such as C-reactive protein (CRP), anti-cyclic citrulline peptide antibody (ACPA), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) than those in the PD(-)RA(+) group. In addition, non-surgical periodontal treatment was efficacious in improving rheumatologic parameters of patients in the PD(+)RA(+) group. Conclusions: The presence of PD might contribute to the progression of RA, while RA might have little effect on accelerating the development of PD. In addition, RA patients with PD receiving non-surgical periodontal treatment resulted in noteworthy improvement in the clinical outcome for RA.
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