Increased risk of periodontitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide register study in Norway.

Anne Isine BolstadBjørg-Tilde Svanes FevangStein Atle Lie

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2023)

In this register-based study in which periodontal treatment was used as a surrogate marker for periodontitis, we found an increased risk of periodontitis in RA patients, particularly those with active disease and new RA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
disease activity
peritoneal dialysis
interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
smoking cessation