12/22/2022
If you suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis, please make sure you visit your Dental Health Professionals regularly and your gums are healthy. Another research paper corroborates the bacteria, P.Gingivalis, the keystone pathogen of gum disease, with incidence of RA.
"Both periodontitis and RA shared similar pathogenesis, including imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, the role of smoking, microbial dysbiosis especially Porphyromonas gingivalis, and genetic background."
Objective To study the utilization of dental care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and compare the incidence of common dental disorders in patients with and without RA. Methods This data used in this study was from the population-based Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database.....
