TY - JOUR ID - TI - Salivary C- reactive protein in relation to periodontal health among a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Iraq AU - Maisaa I. Abdul Qadir AU - Athraa M. Al-Waheb عذراء الوهب PY - 2014 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 138 EP - 143 JO - Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد SN - 18171869 23115270 AB - Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic destructive inflammatory disease associated with destruction of jointconnective tissues and bones, affecting 0.5%–1% of the population worldwide reporting higher prevalence ofperiodontitis among rheumatoid arthritis patients. The purpose of this study is to estimate level of salivary C-reactiveprotein in relation to the occurrence and severity of the periodontal disease and other oral parameters amonggroup of patients with rheumatoid arthritisMaterial and methods: Fifty women patients with rheumatoid arthritis; twenty five on Methotrexate treatment andtwenty five on combination treatment of Methotrexate and Etanercept selected as study groups with an age range(30-40) years old and twenty five gender, age and Body Mass Index matched healthy looking persons were selectedas control. The diagnosis and recording of periodontal condition recorded through the application of communityperiodontal index according to WHO1997.Collection of unstimulated salivary samples was carried out understandard conditions, in addition to estimation of salivary C-reactive protein.Results: Regarding count of sextants with community periodontal index, median count of sextant with CPI-score 0was highest among controls (2) and lowest among both rheumatoid arthritis cases (0).The median count of sextantwith CPI-score 3 was lowest among controls (0) and highest among both RA cases (2) and the difference observed inmedian count of sextant with CPI-score 3 between three groups was statistically significant (p< 0.01).The mean rankof salivary C-reactive protein was highest among controls 39.7mg/L However, the difference was not significantbetween three groups (P>0.05).Conclusion: The results of the current research revealed that periodontal diseases were higher among rheumatoidarthritis patients without impact of both treatments on periodontal health without significant role of salivary Creactiveprotein clinically in assessment of disease activity

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