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Relationship between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Oral Health
Registration Number
ISRCTN40789708
Lead Sponsor
Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University
Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32238080/ (added 18/08/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients diagnosed with active RA and PD from previous cross-sectional descriptive study
1.1. Rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed according to ACR/EULAR 2010
1.2. The periodontal condition was detected by a periodontist following the criteria of Machtei, 1992

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients less than 30 years old
2. RAs with other polyarthritides such as polymyalgia, gout, pseudogout, spinal stiffness, Sjögren's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, malignant disease.
3. Less than four real teeth (regardless of the third-largest molars)
4. Received periodontal treatment in the last 3 months
5. Pregnancy, breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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