Fawad Javed1, Hameeda Bashir Ahmed2, Abid Mehmood3, Toshinari Mikami4, Hans Malmstrom5, Georgios E Romanos6. 1. Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Growth Factors and Bone Regeneration, 3D Imaging and Biomechanical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2. Department of Dentistry, Al-Farabi Dental College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3. Department of Dentistry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. 4. Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan. 5. Division of General Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. 6. Department of Dental Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
AIM: It is hypothesized that self-perceived oral health and periodontal status are worse in chronic periodontitis (CP) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to CP patients without RA. The aim of the present study was to assess self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters in CP patients with and without RA. METHODS: Fifty CP patients with RA and 50 CP patients without RA were included. Information regarding sociodemographic characteristics and self-perceived oral symptoms were collected using a questionnaire. Periodontal parameters (plaque index, bleeding on probing, probing depth, clinical attachment loss, number of missing teeth, and marginal bone loss) were recorded. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in socioeconomic status, education status, self-perceived oral symptoms, and periodontal parameters among CP patients with and without RA. CONCLUSIONS: Self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters are mainly governed by the intensity of CP, and the role of RA in this context seems to be rather secondary.
AIM: It is hypothesized that self-perceived oral health and periodontal status are worse in chronic periodontitis (CP) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to CPpatients without RA. The aim of the present study was to assess self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters in CPpatients with and without RA. METHODS: Fifty CPpatients with RA and 50 CPpatients without RA were included. Information regarding sociodemographic characteristics and self-perceived oral symptoms were collected using a questionnaire. Periodontal parameters (plaque index, bleeding on probing, probing depth, clinical attachment loss, number of missing teeth, and marginal bone loss) were recorded. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in socioeconomic status, education status, self-perceived oral symptoms, and periodontal parameters among CPpatients with and without RA. CONCLUSIONS: Self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters are mainly governed by the intensity of CP, and the role of RA in this context seems to be rather secondary.
Authors: William Buwembo; Ian Guyton Munabi; Mark Kaddumukasa; Haruna Kiryowa; Muhammad Mbabali; Ethel Nankya; William Evan Johnson; Emmy Okello; Nelson K Sewankambo Journal: J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects Date: 2020