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An observation on the severity of periodontal disease in past cigarette smokers suffering from rheumatoid arthritis- evidence for a long-term effect of cigarette smoke exposure?

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cigarette smoking are both risk factors for periodontal disease (PD). Previous research suggests that systemic inflammatory conditions and cigarette smoking may act in synergy, and their co-occurrence leads to a much higher risk of developing severe stage PD...

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Autores principales: Antal, Márk, Battancs, Emese, Bocskai, Márta, Braunitzer, Gábor, Kovács, László
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0531-5