Periodontitis in Italian patients with established rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study.

Dimitra KarapetsaArianna ConsensiGiulia CastagnoliMorena PetriniMatteo TonelliStefano GennaiLaura BazzichiFilippo Graziani

Published in: Oral diseases (2021)

Higher prevalence of severe P was noted among RA subjects. The clinical severity of RA was strongly correlated with the clinical periodontal parameters, and RA subjects also affected by P had an OR of 2.9 for presenting with a moderate-severe RA (DAS28 score ≥ 3.2).

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
interstitial lung disease
early onset
risk factors
drug induced
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis