Association between periodontitis and the risk of inadequate disease control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under biological treatment.

Hsin-Hua ChenDer-Yuan ChenLiang-Gie HuangYi-Ming ChenChia-Wei HsiehWei-Ting HungKuo-Tung TangGin Chen

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2019)

This single-centre, prospective study failed to demonstrate a consistently positive correlation between PD and IDC in RA patients receiving biological treatment.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
combination therapy
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic sclerosis
smoking cessation