Linkage Between Periodontal Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Abstract

The past decades have significantly widened the perspectives of the chronic oral infectious disease known as periodontitis. The disease is regarded as a bacterial infection resulting in low-grade inflammation of the periodontal tissues, and both the associated release of pro-inflammatory mediators and the presence of bacteria in the periodontal pockets, which, as the result of daily procedures, may spread after penetration of the vasculature, are possible mediators of systemic consequences. The present chapter deals with the possible association of periodontitis with rheumatoid arthritis, which may possess a two-way interrelationship.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOral Infections and General Health : From Molecule to Chairside
EditorsAnne Marie Lynge Pedersen
Number of pages6
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
PublisherSpringer
Publication date1 Jan 2015
Edition1
Pages45-51
Chapter5
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-25089-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-25091-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

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