Periodontal status of adults with systemic sclerosis: case-control study

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. Thirty-six non-smoking adults with SSc (one male a...

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Published in:Journal of periodontology (1970) 2011-08, Vol.82 (8), p.1140
Main Authors: Leung, W Keung, Chu, Chun Hung, Mok, Mo Yin, Yeung, K W Shadow, Ng, Sam K S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Case-Control Studies
Female
Health Status
Hong Kong
Humans
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Middle Aged
Oral Health
Periodontal Diseases - complications
Periodontal Diseases - diagnosis
Periodontal Ligament - diagnostic imaging
Periodontal Ligament - pathology
Radiography
Reference Values
Scleroderma, Systemic - complications
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Summary: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. Thirty-six non-smoking adults with SSc (one male and 35 females: aged 50.6 ± 11.7 years; free from Sjögren 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
ISSN:1943-3670