Effects of nonsurgical periodontal therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective before and after study.

Javier Enrique Botero Adriana Posada-López Jimi Mejía-Vallejo Ricardo Antonio Pineda-Tamayo Emilio Bedoya-Giraldo

Published in: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) (2021)

Nonsurgical periodontal therapy has similar improvements in periodontal parameters in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, nonsurgical periodontal therapy may benefit serum levels of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and rheumatoid factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. NCT04658615.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
stem cells
bone marrow
binding protein