ArticleClinical oral investigations2021
A case-control study of oral diseases and quality of life in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- Oral Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Connection between oral health and chronic diseases.MedComm · 2025Review
- Oral Lesions and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Psoriasis: A Retrospective Chart Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life in Chinese SLE patients: evidence from 1568 SLE patients and 2610 healthy controls.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Root Canal Infection and Its Impact on the Oral Cavity Microenvironment in the Context of Immune System Disorders in Selected Diseases: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation and correlation analysis of ocular surface disorders and quality of life in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a cross-sectional study.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Altered gut fungi in systemic lupus erythematosus - A pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Association of DYNC1H1 gene SNP/CNV with disease susceptibility, GCs efficacy, HRQOL, anxiety, and depression in Chinese SLE patients.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of oral alterations on the quality of life (QoL) of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
methodsA case-control study in 32 individuals with RA, 28 with SLE, and 29 in the control group (CG). The questionnaire SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36) was used to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and OHIP-14 (Oral Health Impact Profile-14) was used to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The severity of xerostomia was evaluated by the Xerostomia Inventory (XI). In the clinical examination, decayed (D-T), missing(M-T), and filled teeth (F-T) (DMF-T), periodontal status, plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), unstimulated whole salivary flow rate (UWSFR), and stimulated whole salivary flow rate (SWSFR) were also assessed. Data were analyzed by Student's t tests, chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and Spearman's correlation.
resultsIndividuals with RA had a higher caries index (D-T/p = 0.004) and more frequent periodontal disease (PI/p = 0.017). In the SLE group, there was a significant lower salivary flow (SFR/p = 0.016, SFMS/p = 0.004) and severe xerostomia (p = 0.002). The impact of ORHQoL in individuals with RA occurred due to oral candidiasis, halitosis, and xerostomia, compromising the HRQoL. Overall, OHRQoL and HRQoL were more compromised in individuals with SLE, with xerostomia being the main oral problem.
conclusionIndividuals with RA and SLE present oral diseases with negative impact on their QoL. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study shows the main oral manifestations in rheumatic autoimmune diseases, with mainly xerostomia compromising the quality of life.
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