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Manual dexterity and plaque accumulation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Frontiers in oral health · Astuti L, Bachtiar EW, Hidayat R, Bachtiar BM, Sulijaya B, Suwandi T, Cheah CW, Soeroso Y, Rizal MI · 2026-07-22

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis showed reduced manual dexterity and higher plaque accumulation compared to controls without the condition, with certain dexterity measures associated with plaque levels in the RA group.

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