The effect of antireaction medications on the association between periodontitis and leprosy reactions: An important methodological issue in periodontal medicine.
Isabela de Souza SacramentoIsaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoSimone Seixas da CruzSoraya Castro TrindadeAna Claudia Morais Godoy FigueiredoPaulo Roberto Lima MachadoMaria Isabel Pereira ViannaMichelle Miranda Lopes FalcãoAlexandre Marcelo HintzJuliana Andrade de LacerdaBruno Costa MatosGregory John SeymourFrank Andrew ScannapiecoPeter Michael LoomerJohelle de Santana Passos-SoaresPublished in: Journal of periodontology (2024)
Although periodontal disease indicators were worse among the cases, the findings showed a negative relationship between periodontitis and LRs in individuals receiving associated prednisone and thalidomide. These medications appear to influence the inflammatory cascade between diseases, modifying and masking the manifestations of periodontitis.
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