Abstracts tagged "pathogenesis and epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 2061 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Association of Periodontitis with Rheumatological Disorders: NHANES III Analysis
Vivekanand Tiwari¹, Lawrence Brent ¹, Jasim Albandar ², Chinhua Hsiao ² and Shikha Shah ³, ¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ³Levy Center for Oral Health Research, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The association between periodontal diseases, smoking, and some systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitusis is well established. Periodontitis and rheumatological disorders share common immunological features and…