Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis are chronic inflammatory diseases defined
respectively by the destruction of the articular cartilage and tooth‐supporting periodontal …

Oral diseases, such as caries and periodontitis, not only have local effects on the dentition
and on tooth‐supporting tissues but also may impact a number of systemic conditions …

The gut microbiota has been proposed to be an important environmental factor in the
development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we review a growing body of evidence from …

The association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) has been
the focus of numerous investigations driven by their common pathological features. RA is an …

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the body's own immune system attack to the self-
tissues, a condition enabled, in predisposed subjects, by the reduction of self-tolerance. A …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease, caused by both genetic and
environmental factors. Recently, investigators have focused on the gut microbiota, which is …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a leading pathogen in chronic periodontitis, a disease process
involving progressive destruction of the tissues that support the teeth. Recently, the …

Objective To investigate the role of the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis in
the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by analyzing the antibody response to the P …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic chronic inflammatory disease of unclear etiology that
is manifested in by a progressive and destructive polyarthritis in association with serological …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory syndrome with a strong autoimmune
component. The autoantigens in RA are neither tissue nor organ‐specific, but comprise a …