Understanding the impact of oral health on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will inform how best to manage patients with both periodontitis and RA. This review seeks to provide an update on interventional and mechanistic investigations, including a brief summary of European Research programs investigating the link between periodontitis and RA. Recent clinical studies are described that evaluate how the treatment of one disease impacts on the other, as are studies in both humans and animal models that have sought to identify the potential mechanisms linking the two diseases.

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牙周炎和类风湿性关节炎——全球努力解决两种复杂的疾病


了解口腔健康对类风湿性关节炎 (RA) 的影响将有助于了解如何最好地治疗牙周炎和 RA 患者。本综述旨在提供介入和机械研究的最新情况，包括调查牙周炎和 RA 之间联系的欧洲研究项目的简要总结。最近的临床研究描述了评估一种疾病的治疗如何影响另一种疾病，以及在人类和动物模型中进行的研究，试图确定连接这两种疾病的潜在机制。