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ArticleJournal of periodontal & implant science2021

Associations of periodontal status in periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Adomas Rovas, Alina Puriene, Egle Punceviciene, Irena Butrimiene, Kristina Stuopelyte, Sonata Jarmalaite

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Article in Journal of periodontal & implant science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adomas RovasInstitute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1084-7198
Alina PurieneInstitute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6917-3039
Egle PuncevicieneClinic of Rheumatology, Orthopedics Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-4177
Irena ButrimieneClinic of Rheumatology, Orthopedics Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3795-7741
Kristina StuopelyteInstitute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9766-7108
Sonata JarmalaiteInstitute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3719-0891
Vilnius University · LT

Funding

Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-01-0023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to assess the association between the clinical status of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PD) in patients diagnosed with PD and to evaluate the impact of RA treatment on the severity of PD.

methodsThe study included 148 participants with PD, of whom 64 were also diagnosed with RA (PD+RA group), while 84 age-matched participants were rheumatologically healthy (PD-only group). PD severity was assessed by the following periodontal parameters: clinical attachment loss, probing pocket depth (PPD), bleeding on probing (BOP), alveolar bone loss, and number of missing teeth. RA disease characteristics and impact of disease were evaluated by the Disease Activity Score 28 using C-reactive protein, disease duration, RA treatment, the RA Impact of Disease tool, and the Health Assessment Questionnaire. Outcome variables were compared using parametric and non-parametric tests and associations were evaluated using regression analysis with the calculation of odds ratios (ORs).

resultsParticipants in the PD+RA group had higher mean PPD values (2.81 ± 0.59 mm vs. 2.58 ± 0.49 mm,

conclusionsIn patients with PD, RA was associated with a higher mean PPD and number of missing teeth. The severity of PD was affected by the RA disease clinical activity and by treatment with bDMARDs, which were associated with a significantly lower mean BOP percentage.

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EpidemiologyPeriodontitisRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID33913635
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