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Distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2018
Ayala-Herrera José Luis, Abud-Mendoza Carlos, Gonzalez-Amaro Roberto F, Espinosa-Cristobal Leon Francisco, Martínez-Martínez Rita Elizabeth
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OBJECTIVE: To determine and compare the distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in patients affected by Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study involved 394 subjects divided into four groups, RA, PE, RA and PE and healthy subjects. PE was diagnosed by using clinical attachment loss (CAL) and probing depth (PD) indexes. Presence of P. gingivalis and its...
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