Effects of green tea based oral health strategies on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Aim In this study, we aimed to evaluate oral health strategies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with periodontitis. Methods We enrolled 110 RA patients with periodontitis who were diagnosed in a Grade A tertiary hospital into an oral health strategies program. The control and test groups comprised 55 cases each. The management effect was evaluated by self-care ability, oral health-related quality of life, RA-related clinical indicators, and the DAS28 score. The control group received routine nursing, whereas the test group was in a self-health management program for 3 months. Results After the intervention, compared to the control group, the test group showed better self-care ability, oral health-related quality of life score, RA-related clinical indicators, and DAS28 score (P < 0.05). Conclusion Our oral health strategies program slowed down the progression of the disease and can be popularized in patients.
Source: Frontiers in Medicine
Authors: Sanrong Lan, Shuang Jin, Rong Lin, Baochuan Chen, Fei Gao, Shengli Zhang, Lili Chen, Hong Li
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,295
OpenAlex ID: W4404086927