Treatment of severe periodontitis may improve clinical disease activity in otherwise treatment-refractory rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Jan 1;59(1):243-245. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez287.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Drug Tolerance*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouthwashes / therapeutic use*
  • Periodontitis / complications
  • Periodontitis / drug therapy*
  • Periodontitis / epidemiology
  • Prognosis
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Mouthwashes