1.0The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDShttps://mirandalacydds.com/blogAllSmileshttps://mirandalacydds.com/blog/author/allsmiles/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ugRtTO4zm2"><a href="https://mirandalacydds.com/blog/rheumatoid-arthritis-and-your-teeth/">Rheumatoid arthritis and your teeth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mirandalacydds.com/blog/rheumatoid-arthritis-and-your-teeth/embed/#?secret=ugRtTO4zm2" width="600" height="338" title="“Rheumatoid arthritis and your teeth” — The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS" data-secret="ugRtTO4zm2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://mirandalacydds.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A German study published in the Journal of Periodontology shows that there is a link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and your oral health. People with RA are eight times more likely to develop periodontal (gum) disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is the result of an overactive immune system. Oral inflammation and infection can travel through the body … Continue reading →