title: [Effect of periodontal treatment on rheumatoid arthritis and vice versa].
abstract: The pathogenesis of periodontitis and of rheumatoid arthritis show remarkable similarities. There is a distinct degree of co-existence between the 2 diseases. The prevalence of periodontitis is more pronounced in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis is more pronounced in periodontitis patients. At present, a positive influence of periodontal treatment on the rheumatoid arthritis disease activity or of rheumatoid arthritis drug treatment on periodontitis is not sufficiently supported by clinical research. Periodontitis may play a role in unsatisfactory therapy response in some rheumatoid arthritis patients.
authors.affiliation: Uit het Centrum voor Tandheelkunde en Mondzorgkunde (CTM) Groningen. m.j.de.smit@umcg.nl
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Smit
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brouwer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westra
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nesse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissink
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Winkelhoff
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence