Prevalence of periapical abscesses in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Ilan RotsteinJoseph Katz

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2021)

Under the conditions of this study, it appears that the prevalence of periapical abscesses is higher in patients with SLE. Patients receiving GCs therapy, either for SLE or for other conditions, may present higher prevalence of periapical abscesses.

Keyphrases

risk factors
systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
cone beam computed tomography
rheumatoid arthritis
cone beam
bone marrow
replacement therapy