How can clinicians apply A Silent Threat: How Oral Mucosal Damage can Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis??

DentalReach Academic Editor:

A new study published in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine suggests that periodontal disease results in repeated breaches of the oral mucosa. Application requires confirmation of diagnosis, baseline risk, realistic benefit, alternatives, potential harm and a defined review plan.

DentalReach Critical Appraisal:

A recommendation is clinically useful only when the patient group, intervention, comparator, outcome and follow-up are clearly defined.

DentalReach Practice Perspective:

Shared decision-making should cover benefit, uncertainty, alternatives, maintenance and the consequence of no treatment, especially before irreversible care.