Publications by authors named "Tania Lucia de Oliveira Silva"
Objectives: To evaluate the alveolar bone density (ABD) in the upper first molars of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to compare their ABD with that of healthy controls. Secondary objectives included the evaluation of the influence of medication and rheumatic disease activity on ABD, in addition to the correlation between ABD and periodontal and rheumatologic clinical parameters.
Patients And Methods: This study assessed 16 patients with JIA (six boys and 10 girls; mean age, 16.