title: Periodontal disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
abstract: Rheumatological diseases and periodontal disease are both characterized by dysregulation of the host inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to determine the possible relationship between periodontitis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Fifty-one adults with PsA (27 men and 24 women; mean age 41.73 ± 11.27 years) and 50 age- and gender-balanced systemically healthy control subjects participated in the study. Participants' periodontal status as determined by probing pocket depth, clinical attachment loss (CAL), plaque index, and gingival index was evaluated. The CAL levels of the PsA group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p < 0.05) There were no statistically significant differences in the frequency of periodontitis, probing pocket depth, plaque index, or gingival index between the two groups. The results of the present study show that periodontitis severity as determined by CAL was higher in the PsA group; therefore, periodontal evaluation must be considered when PsA is diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey. k_ustun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Üstün
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Bünyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kısacık
authors.forename: Süleyman Ziya
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Şenyurt
authors.forename: Eda Çetin
authors.initials: EÇ
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.forename: Gezmiş
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimyon
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pehlivan
authors.forename: Kamile
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erciyas
authors.forename: Ahmet Mesut
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Onat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket