Control of periodontal infection reduces the severity of active rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 134-137

  Al Katma, Mhd Khaldoun ^a   Bissada, Nabil F ^a   Bordeaux, Judith M ^a   Sue, J ^b   Askari, Ali D ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic infection; Periodontal disease; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; ROOT PLANING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250006835     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3180690616     Document Type: Article

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