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Periodontal conditions in adults with rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Sjöström L.,
Laurell L.,
Hugoson A.,
Håkansson J. P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb00623.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , gingivitis , periodontal disease , dentistry , dental alveolus , calculus (dental) , population , dental plaque , environmental health
Periodontal conditions among an adult population of 161 dentate patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were compared with those of an age and sex‐matched random sample of non‐rheumatic subjects. The number of teeth and prevalence of dental plaque, calculus, gingivitis, and deepened periodontal pockets were recorded. Alveolar bone breakdown and the distribution of subjects according to severity of periodontal disease were also registered. There was a tendency towards better periodontal conditions among RA‐patients, severe periodontal breakdown occurring less frequently among RA‐patients (12%) than among the controls (16%). The RA‐patients had less plaque and calculus than the control group, a finding which could indicate a difference in periodontal care