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Periodontitis and periodontopathic bacteria as risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis: A review of the last 10 years
26 Aug 2023
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammatory destruction of joint tissue and is caused by an abnormal autoimmune response triggered by interactions between genetics, environmental factors, and epigenetic and posttranslational modifications. RA has been suggested to be interrelated with periodontitis, a serious form or stage of chronic inflammatory periodontal disease associated with...
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