Salivary and serum cathelicidin LL-37 levels in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic periodontitis.
Chia Wei CheahAnis Rageh Al-MalekiJamuna VadiveluMahmoud DanaeeSargunan SockalingamNor Adinar BaharuddinRathna Devi VaithilingamPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2020)
NRA-CP subjects with high serum LL-37 should receive comprehensive periodontal therapy. Positive correlation between rheumatology data and periodontal parameters showed that RA disease stability may be obtained by assessing the periodontal condition. Periodontal therapy is necessary to compliment RA treatment to achieve optimum outcome for RA patients with concurrent CP.