Periodontal Inflammatory Burden and Radiographic Bone Loss in Relation to Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Researchers examined 38 rheumatoid arthritis patients and found that greater periodontal inflammation was associated with more bone loss and higher disease activity, with similar associations observed between disease activity and bone loss.
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