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Oral Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1584-1590 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali Mihsen Hussein Al-yassiri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| background: Rheumatoid arthritis affects women more than men 3:1. Rheumatoid arthritis can start at any age but most commonly occurs in the 30 – 50 age groups. Rheumatoid arthritis also has oral, occular manifestations, dryness, swelling of salivary glands, xerostomia, oral and mucosal ulcerations. The aims of this study were to determine the oral manifestations in newly and old (previously) diagnosed Rheumatoid arthritis patients and compare it with healthy controls (without systemic diseases) and finally to find the accurate prevalence of these manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Materials and methods: Seventy two (72) subjects were incorporated in this study, they were divided into 2 groups, Rheumatoid arthritis patients group: fifty – two (52) patients with rheumatoid arthritis, they were (11) males and (41) females, Seventeen newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis untreated patients. Thirty five rheumatoid arthritis patients were on methotrexate treatment. All rheumatoid arthritis patients were without any other systemic disease. Healthy control group: - twenty healthy control subjects with no signs and symptoms of any systemic disease. They were sex and age matched to rheumatoid arthritis patients. Results: The results revealed that the main oral manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis patients were angular cheilitis, candidial infection, tempromandibular joint disorder, oral ulceration, and xerostomia. In old diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients, the percentages of oral ulcerations, tempromanbdibular joints, and xerostomia was significantly higher than in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients. While the percentage of angular chilitis and candidial infections in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients was significantly higher than in old (previously) diagnosed patients. Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease in which Saliva is a good recommended sample for evaluation and estimation of the severity of disease as well as treatment follow up. Oral ulceration and xerostomia are the most prominent oral manifestations coincide with the progress of the disease and treatment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis; Oral manifestations; saliva | ||
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