title: Is chronic periodontitis premature in systemic lupus erythematosus patients?
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the frequency and severity of chronic periodontitis (CP) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with individuals without rheumatic diseases. Seventy-five patients with SLE were compared to 75 individuals without rheumatic diseases (control group) matched for age, educational level, and income. The activity of SLE was assessed with the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000. Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus evaluated SLE-related damage. Dental evaluation included measuring plaque index and parameters of periodontal disease (probing depth, clinical attachment level, and bleeding on probing). Fifty-one (68 %) SLE patients and 42 (56 %) control individuals had CP (p = 0.13). Periodontal status was similar in both groups. Considering only individuals with CP, SLE patients were younger than controls (40.7 ± 9.8 versus 46.14 ± 12.5 years of age, p = 0.02). CP was not associated with activity or therapeutics in SLE patients. Severity of periodontal parameters was similar in SLE patients and control subjects; however, CP occurred earlier in SLE patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Service, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Rua Dona Nancy de Vasconcelos Gomes, 125/401, Sagrada Família, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP: 31030-071, Brazil. dccalderaro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Débora Cerqueira
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Calderaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Locomotor System, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilda Aparecida
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Cellular Biology Post-graduation Program, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jôice Dias
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Santuza Maria Souza
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tarcília Aparecida
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lúcio Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Chronic periodontitis; Comorbid diseases; Periodontal diseases; Systemic lupus erythematosus