Association among periodontitis severity, anti‐agalactosyl immunoglobulin G titer, and the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between the periodontal and serological parameters and the disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and between the anti-agalactosyl immunoglobulin G (IgG) titer and periodontitis severity. The objective was also to assess the effect of supragingival scaling on the serological parameters in patients with RA.The periodontal and serological parameters in relation to the autoimmune...