> Very important to qualify (through studies) whether this is the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, or just one of a number of precipitating things. The answer will tell us whether treating/preventing Subdoligranulum is a silver bullet, or whether, like cancer, we have a lot more work to do.

A subsequent study[0]—albeit with a very small sample size—“proves the causative relation between … periodontal pathogens and RA.” (Or at least flares thereof.)

https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/mouth-bacteria-trigger-rhe...