the relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease is crucial and has been explained via a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and hormonal factors that influence the host immune tolerance leading to both disease characteristics. The aim of this study is to clinically investigate the correlation between the levels of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) in gingival crevicular fluid before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment and the severity of periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
the relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease is crucial and has been explained via a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and hormonal factors that influence the host immune tolerance leading to both disease characteristics. The aim of this study is to clinically investigate the correlation between the levels of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) in gingival crevicular fluid before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment and the severity of periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients Materials and Methods: a total of 40 participants suffering from periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis will be referred from the Badr Hospital (Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University) to Misr international university's dental clinic complex. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples will be collected from the patients before performing periodontal therapy (baseline). Assessment of ACPAs will be quantified using enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) as the primary outcome at baseline and after 3 months. Assessment of 2ry outcomes includes clinical periodontal and RA parameters at baseline and after 3 months.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
36
Faculty of oral and dental medicine, Misr international university
Cairo, Egypt
Change in the level of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs)
assessment of the level of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) in gingival crevicular fluid
Time frame: at baseline and 3 months
Change in Clinical attachment Loss
measuring the distance from the cemento enamel junction to the base of the pocket in mm
Time frame: at baseline and 3 months
Change in Probing depth
measuring the distance from the gingival margin to the base of the pocket in mm
Time frame: at baseline and 3 months
Change in Plaque index (PI)
it is a score (0,1,2 and 3) where: 0 = No plaque in the gingival area. 1 = A film of plaque adhering to the free gingival margin and adjacent area of the tooth. The plaque may only be recognized by running a probe across the tooth surface. 2 = Moderate accumulation of soft deposits within the gingival pocket, on the gingival margin and/or adjacent tooth surface, which can be seen by the naked eye. 3 = Abundance of soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the gingival margin and adjacent tooth surface
Time frame: at baseline and 3 months
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