Prevalence and Severity of Periodontitis in Indonesian Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Susanto, Hendri; Nesse, Willem; Kertia, Nyoman; Soeroso, Juwono; Huijser van Reenen, Yvonne; Hoedemaker, Eveliene; Agustina, Dewi; Vissink, Arjan; Abbas, Frank; U. Dijkstra, Pieter

doi:10.1902/jop.2012.110321

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Prevalence and Severity of Periodontitis in Indonesian Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published in Journal of Periodontology • Oct 18, 2012

Authors:

Hendri Susanto

Willem Nesse

Nyoman Kertia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have more prevalent and severe periodontitis than healthy controls. Periodontitis may increase the systemic inflammation in RA. The aim of this study is to assess periodontitis prevalence and severity and its potential association with systemic...

Subject

Medicine

Periodontitis

Rheumatoid arthritis

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