Periodontal Status of Adults With Systemic Sclerosis: Case-Control Study
Periodontal Status of Adults With Systemic Sclerosis: Case-Control Study
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DOI:
10.1902/jop.2010.100593
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Ng, Sam K. S.
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作者:
Leung, W. Keung;Chu, Chun Hung;Ng, Sam K. S.
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects connective tissue in the skin, blood vessels, and major organs of the body. This project aims to compare the periodontal status of dentate Hong Kong Chinese with and without SSc.Methods: Thirty-six non-smoking adults with SSc (one male and 35 females: aged 50.6 +/- 11.7 years; free from Sjogren syndrome) attending a teaching hospital were age- and sex-matched to systemically healthy controls attending a dental hospital. Both groups had similar demographic characteristics but a lower proportion of patients with SSc were working or studying (P