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Background: Periodontitis may have a triggering and aggravating role of various medical conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis. Aim: To evaluate the periodontal status in Chilean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treated in a public hospital. Patients and Methods: A trained professional conducted a periodontal examination in 40 patients with RA aged 23 to 73 years (85% women). When present, the severity of periodontitis and its relationship with gender, smoking, age, corticosteroids dose and AR activity were assessed. AR activity was evaluated using the Disease Activity Score Calculator for Rheumatoid Arthritis (DAS 28). Results: Thirty five of the 40 patients had periodontitis and in 13, it was severe. Men, smokers, and older patients had more severe stages. Patients using higher doses of corticosteroids had lower severity of periodontitis. No relationship between the severity of periodontitis and AR activity was found. Conclusions: Periodontitis is common and severe in patients with RA, and is influenced by gender, age, smoking and corticosteroid dose.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Periodontitis/complications , Periodontitis/diagnosis , Cross-Sectional Studies , Risk Factors , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Se determinaron los niveles plasmáticos de Mg y Ca en 22 madres y sus recién nacidos (RN). La concentración plasmática de Mg en las madres fue en promedio (x) = 1,78 ñ 0,23 mg x dl; el valor en el cordón del RN: x = 1,87 ñ 0,18 mg x dl y en el capilar del RN: x = 2,50 ñ 0,18 mg x dl. Este último valor fue significativamente mayor que los anteriores (p < 0,01). Las calcemias maternas obtenidas fueron en x = 10,56 ñ 0,67 mg x dl, valores significativamente menores (p < 0,01) que los valores del cordón del RN: x = 11,57 ñ 0,69 mg x dl y del capilar RN: x = 12,17 ñ 1,04 mg x dl. No encontramos correlación entre los valores de Ca y Mg en madres ni RN. Los valores de Ca y Mg obtenidos están dentro de los descritos por la literatura. Se demostró el valor del micrométodo como técnica útil en el período neonatal para determinar los niveles plasmáticos de Mg y Ca