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Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Same Inflammatory Mediators?
5 May 2019
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The strict link between periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been widely demonstrated by several studies. PD is significantly more frequent in RA patients in comparison with healthy subjects: this prevalence is higher in individuals at the earliest stages of disease and in seropositive patients. This is probably related to the role ofP. gingivalisin inducing citrullination and leading to the...
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