Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Same Inflammatory Mediators?

• Main Authors: Fulvia Ceccarelli (Author), Matteo Saccucci (Author), Gabriele Di Carlo (Author), Ramona Lucchetti (Author), Andrea Pilloni (Author), Nicola Pranno (Author), Valeria Luzzi (Author), Guido Valesini (Author), Antonella Polimeni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The strict link between periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been widely demonstrated by several studies. PD is significantly more frequent in RA patients in comparison with healthy subjects: this prevalence is higher in individuals at the earliest stages of disease and in seropositi...