title: Serum antibodies and loss of periodontal bone in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The number of teeth, % of alveolar bone loss, serum IgG, and serum antibodies to Bacteroides gingivalis, Capnocytophaga ochracea and Eubacterium saburreum were recorded in 37 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in an age- and sex-matched control group of 37 individuals free from RA. The RA group had a significantly increased loss of teeth and loss of alveolar bone compared to the control group. The RA patients also had a significantly increased level of serum IgG. In the total material, 26% of the variation in loss of alveolar bone was accounted for by age, diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and levels of antibodies against B. gingivalis and E. saburreum. In the RA group, 48% of this variation was accounted for by age, total serum IgG and IgG antibodies to B. gingivalis and E. saburreum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jorkjend
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000276:immunology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000276:immunology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G