Does periodontal treatment improve rheumatoid arthritis disease activity? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The association of periodontal disease in people diagnosed with RA is emerging as an important driver of the RA autoimmune response. Screening for and treating periodontal disease might benefit people with RA. We performed a systematic literature review to investigate the effect of periodontal treatment on RA disease activity.

Methods

Medline/PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched. Studies investigating the effect of periodontal treatment on various RA disease activity measures were included. The quality of included studies was assessed. Data were grouped and analysed according to RA disease outcome measures, and a narrative synthesis was performed.

Results

We identified a total of 21 studies, of which 11 were of non-randomized experimental des

SUBMITTER: Mustufvi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9390064 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature