Relationship between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese patients.

Conclusions: Vietnamese RA patients often presented with a more serious periodontal condition than OA patients. We observed an association between periodontal disease (PD) status and clinic symptoms and biochemical/immunological characteristics of RA.
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Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Nguyen VB, Nguyen TT, Huynh NC, Le TA, Hoang HT Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research