Severe Periodontitis Linked to Osteoarthritis in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers determined the association between severity of periodontitis and osteoarthritis in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes.
Researchers determined the association between severity of periodontitis and osteoarthritis in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes.
Periodontal disease may be the main precipitating factor in the development of rheumatoid arthritis by fostering the environment for multiple destructive mechanisms that attack synovial joints.
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans has been implicated in both periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis
Serum immunoglobulin levels against the periodontal antigen Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase appear to correlate with the clinical responses to bDMARD therapy in RA
A significant association between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis is confirmed in a meta-analysis.
Tocilizumab was associated with significant improvement in periodontal inflammation in patients with RA.