Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis : What have we learned about their connection and their treatment?

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Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis are chronic inflammatory diseases defined respectively by the destruction of the articular cartilage and tooth-supporting periodontal tissues. Although the epidemiologic evidence for an association between these two diseases is still scarce, there is emerging scientific information linking specific bacterial periodontal pathogens, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, in the citrullination process, leading to autoantibody formation and compromised immunotolerance of the susceptible patient to rheumatoid arthritis. In this review, we update the existing information on the evidence, not only regarding the epidemiologic association, but also the biologic mechanisms linking these two diseases. Finally, we review information emerging from intervention studies evaluating whether periodontal treatment could influence the initiation and progression of rheumatoid arthritis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

Periodontology 2000 - 87(2021), 1 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 181-203

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

González-Febles, Jerián [VerfasserIn]
Sanz, Mariano [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
Citrullination
Journal Article
Periodontitis
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Review
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid factor

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.10.2021

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/prd.12385

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330067060