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SUBMITTER: Eriksson K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6572048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eriksson Kaja K Fei Guozhong G Lundmark Anna A Benchimol Daniel D Lee Linkiat L Hu Yue O O YOO Kats Anna A Saevarsdottir Saedis S Catrina Anca Irinel AI Klinge Björn B Andersson Anders F AF Klareskog Lars L Lundberg Karin K Jansson Leif L Yucel-Lindberg Tülay T
Journal of clinical medicine 20190508 5
This study aimed to investigate the periodontal health of patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to oral microbiota, systemic and oral inflammatory mediators, and RA disease activity. Forty patients underwent full-mouth dental/periodontal and rheumatological examination, including collection of blood, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and subgingival plaque. Composition of plaque and saliva microbiota were analysed using 16S rRNA sequencing and levels of inflammato ...[more]