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Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis – inflammatory and infectious connections. Review of the literature

An association between oral disease/periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been considered since the early 1820s. The early treatment was tooth eradication. Epidemiological studies suggest that the prevalence of RA and periodontitis may be similar and about 5% of the population are aged 50...

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Autor principal: Rutger Persson, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jom.v4i0.11829