PRTN3 and rheumatoid arthritis: The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate the severity of periodontitis (defined as severe, moderate or no/mild) [22] in Swedish patients fulfilling the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for RA in relation to autoantibody status (ACPA and RF), inflammatory mediators, RA disease activity and medication as well as the microbiota in saliva and subgingival plaque.