RESEARCH ARTICLE
An Evaluation of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Caio V.G Roman-Torres1, 2, *, José S Neto2, Marcio A Souza2, Humberto O Schwartz-Filho1, William C Brandt1, Ricardo E.A.S Diniz3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 150
Last Page: 153
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-9-150
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601509010150
Article History:
Received Date: 9/3/2015Revision Received Date: 1/4/2015
Acceptance Date: 13/4/2015
Electronic publication date: 15/5/2015
Collection year: 2015
open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Abstract
aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of periodontal scaling and oral hygiene instruction for patients with mild chronic periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis through clinical periodontal parameters and laboratory tests for CRP (C- reactive protein) and ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate). Twelve individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and 12 healthy individuals were evaluated, with a mean age of 45.38 and 46.75 respectively, all female and with mild, chronic periodontitis. The participants were evaluated clinically and periapical radiographs were taken (T1), after which periodontal treatment was instituted. After ninety days (T2), new clinical and laboratory data were obtained. Probing depth, bleeding index, and plaque indexes were observed in both groups, and the results demonstrated reductions but no statistical differences. Laboratory tests for CRP and ESR produced higher values for the rheumatoid arthritis group with T1- T2 reductions on the average, but the values were still higher than in the health group. We conclude that periodontal therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and mild chronic periodontitis showed a improvement in the periodontal clinical parameters and laboratory tests that were evaluated.
