Oral health is a mediator for disease severity in patients with Behçet's disease: A multiple mediation analysis study.
Meral YayZülal ÇelikAysun AksoyFatma Alibaz-OnerGüzide Nevsun İnançTulin ErgunRafi Haner DireskeneliGonca MumcuPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2018)
Both presence of dental caries and need of tooth extraction were observed to be effective mediators for a more severe disease course in BD. Therefore, better oral health should be aimed to eliminate microbial factors, which are a part of pathogenic processes.