Orofacial Evaluation in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01616641

Enrollment

150

Registered

2012-06-12

Start date

2011-06-30

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2012-06-12

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Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Keywords

rheumatoid arthritis, bite force, grip strenght, oral health, quality of life

Brief summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect any synovial joint. Unlike the hand, ever so valued in the physical examination of patients with RA, the joints in the area of the jaw and neck may also be affected in this disease and have their involvement usually underdiagnosed. There are few studies evaluating the incidence of orofacial alteration in the examination as well as the correlation between bite force (BF) and clinical and functional parameters in these patients. The aim of our study was to chacacterize the orofacial alterations in RA patients, correlate the results of the orofacial evaluation with clinical and disease activity parameters, and correlate the bite force with the hand strenght.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

RA group: * rheumatoid arthritis (American College of Rheumatology) Control group: * healthy

Exclusion criteria

* edentate be total, have been subjected to surgical procedure in the last six months in the region of the hands or oral maxillo facial

Outcome results