Oral and dental manifestations in diabetic and nondiabetic uremic patients receiving hemodialysis

Oral Manifestations in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Chronic Renal Failure Patients on Hemodialysis

“…9 There are several reasons for the prevalence of dry mouth. The decreased salivary flow may be due to direct uremic involvement of salivary glands, chemical inflammation, dehydration, mouth breathing and also from the restricted fluid intake, irrespective of whether the patient is diabetic or not.…”

“…The decreased salivary flow may be due to direct uremic involvement of salivary glands, chemical inflammation, dehydration, mouth breathing and also from the restricted fluid intake, irrespective of whether the patient is diabetic or not. 9,12 The other conditions that may cause dry mouth in uremic patients are retrograde parotitis, metabolic abnormalities and use of diuretics. In the present study, taste change was analyzed to be slightly more in nondiabetic than diabetic patients though the number was not statistically significant.…”

“…Previous study reported that the taste change is more in diabetic uremic patients. 9 The cause of metallic taste in uremic patients has …”

“…High incidence of gingivitis and periodontitis and low incidence of caries has been reported. [7][8][9] Although the oral and dental changes of the individual diseased condition, i.e. DM and CRF have been examined, investigations for diabetic CRF patients on hemodialysis are limited.…”

“…This result was inconsistent with the previous study. 9 Diabetic patients are at higher risk of fungal infection, due to the underlying metabolic disorder and also due to denture use. A study supports higher incidence of stomatitis in diabetic patients than nondiabetic patients.…”