Periodontal condition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Eduardo de Paula Ishi (Author), Manoel Barros Bertolo (Author), Carlos Rossa Jr (Author), Keith Lough Kirkwood (Author), Mirian Aparecida Onofre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this clinical study was to investigate if periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated. The study included 39 RA patients (test group) and 22 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals (control group). Questionnaires on general and oral health were applied and a c...