Rheumatoid Arthritis may increase gum disease risk, a US study says
According to a U.S study, Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can increase the risk of gum disease. A link between RA and periodontal disease has already been ...
According to a U.S study, Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can increase the risk of gum disease.
A link between RA and periodontal disease has already been suggested by a previous study.
In the current study, the researchers examined 153 patients (ages 45 to 84) who had RA for an average of 11 year. Among them almost 82% patients reported periodontal symptoms like gum bleeding, swollen gum, gum recession etc.
The researchers found after further analysis that periodontal disease was particularly linked with a patient’s RA disease activity score and rheumatoid nodules.
Dr. Clifton O. Bingham, who led the study, says that: “Our findings show a high prevalence of moderate to severe periodontal disease in RA patients and strongly suggest a link between these two inflammatory diseases. To explain this link further and better understand the pathobiologic mechanisms, we will conduct a number of additional studies soon.”
