title: Self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters in chronic periodontitis patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is hypothesized that self-perceived oral health and periodontal status are worse in chronic periodontitis (CP) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to CP patients without RA. The aim of the present study was to assess self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters in CP patients with and without RA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty CP patients with RA and 50 CP patients without RA were included. Information regarding sociodemographic characteristics and self-perceived oral symptoms were collected using a questionnaire. Periodontal parameters (plaque index, bleeding on probing, probing depth, clinical attachment loss, number of missing teeth, and marginal bone loss) were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in socioeconomic status, education status, self-perceived oral symptoms, and periodontal parameters among CP patients with and without RA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-perceived oral health and periodontal parameters are mainly governed by the intensity of CP, and the role of RA in this context seems to be rather secondary.
authors.affiliation: Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Growth Factors and Bone Regeneration, 3D Imaging and Biomechanical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fawad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Al-Farabi Dental College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hameeda Bashir
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehmood
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.affiliation: Division of General Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malmstrom
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Georgios E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Romanos
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000150:complications*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010518:Periodontitis; D057566:Self Report; D016388:Tooth Loss
keywords: bleeding on probing; chronic periodontitis; rheumatoid arthritis; self-perceived; socioeconomic status