Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex, chronic inflammatory disease that is thought to affect about one percent of the world's population. RA happens when a person's own antibodies attack joint ...

Take care of your teeth and they’ll take care of you. The origins of this adage are unknown, but modern research has confirmed that oral health and systemic disease often go hand in hand, something ...

Periodontal disease is four times more common among patients with rheumatoid arthritis than it is among their healthy peers, according to a small study published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic ...

Compared with patients with OA, patients with RA more commonly had PD. Patients with RA and PD were more likely to be positive for antibody to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPAs), as measured by ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 30 - Symptoms of gum disease are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may be an independent marker of RA disease activity, according to research ...

Oral bacteria can enter the blood and trigger hallmarks of immune activity involved in rheumatoid arthritis, bolstering the idea that gum disease may contribute to the painful joint condition.

I am quite sure that most of us have seen television commercials where a senior citizen addresses a group of other seniors promoting a medication that helps relieve any number of issues. The ...

Oct. 29 -- TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may increase the risk of gum disease, a U.S. study finds. Previous research has suggested a link between RA and periodontal ...

A machine learning model can use patient-reported data and remote therapeutic monitoring to accurately assess low disease ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease (one in which the immune system attacks healthy cells) that primarily affects your joints. It is a progressive condition that gets worse over ...