Open AccessPrevalence and severity of periodontitis in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Pooja R Disale,
Sameer Zope,
Girish Suragimath,
Alluri Siddhartha Varma,
Apurva Pisal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_398_20
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatoid factor , osteoarthritis , rheumatology , periodontal examination , oral hygiene , serology , diabetes mellitus , arthritis , gastroenterology , clinical attachment loss , dentistry , pathology , immunology , alternative medicine , antibody , endocrinology
Periodontitis is associated with many chronic health conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA and periodontitis have similarities in inflammatory mechanism, morphology, and histopathology. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, multifactorial degenerative disease characterized by the deterioration of cartilage in joints.