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"The most prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases of humans are complex disorders of multifactorial aetiology influenced by genes, the environment and their interactions. Periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two such chronic inflammatory diseases associated withsignificant morbidity and mortality, and have recently shown to have a bi-directional association. Moreover, the prevalenc ...

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the supporting structures of the teeth caused by a polymicrobial infection and, despite the general improvement of oral health status and advances in treatment; it continues to afflict a large percentage of adults worldwide. If morbidity caused by tooth loss due to advanced periodontitis was not enough, mounting evidence suggests a causative link ...