Associations between serum antibodies to periodontal pathogens and preclinical phases of rheumatoid arthritis.
Daniel ManoilDelphine Sophie CourvoisierBenoit GilbertBurkhard MöllerUlrich A WalkerInes Von MuehlenenAndrea Rubbert-RothAxel FinckhNagihan BostanciPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)
Our results do not suggest an association between serum IgG titres against individual periodontal pathogens and specific preclinical phases of RA development. However, associations between cumulative IgG titres against periodontopathogens and the presence of ACPAs suggest a synergistic contribution of periodontopathogens to ACPA development.