Inclusion Criteria:  Patients aged ≥25 years Satisfying the 2010 ACR/EULAR categorization criteria (with active RA with ≥6 joint involvement and under anti-RA medication ≥3 months) Patients having >20 teeth diagnosed with generalized (>30% of sites) chronic periodontitis with PD ≥ 4mm and/or CAL ≥ 4mm and vertical bone loss of at least 4 mm on radiography.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients who had underwent periodontal therapy or antimicrobial therapy in the last 6 months Any joint replacement Pregnancy/lactating mothers Patients having other forms of systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)