The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus Type I on Periodontal and Dental Status

Dental caries,diabetes mellitus, metabolic control and diabetes duration: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Regarding dmft/dmfs index, Ambildhok et al and Singh‐Hüsgen et al reported a significantly higher index among type 1 diabetics while Geetha et al, Rafatjou et al, Gupta et al, and Amaral et al reported a significantly lower index. Six studies found no statistically significant differences between groups.…”

“…Forty‐five articles regarding caries experience among type 1 diabetics were analyzed (Table ). Regarding type 2 diabetes 17 studies were included (Table ).…”

“…Vaziri et al and Ilgüy et al evaluated type 1 and type 2 diabetics but results for each group were separately reported. Twenty‐two articles regarding metabolic control and five regarding diabetes duration as a risk factor for dental caries were also analyzed (Tables and , respectively).…”

“…The majority of the studies regarding type 1 diabetes only included children . In most studies, the control group was recruited from schools or dental clinics.…”

To Study the Dental Conditions in Diabetes Mellitus Patients

“…Diabetic patients more likely to develop chronic periodontitis than non-diabetic patients. 4 In some supportive periodontal treatment cases where scaling and root planning has failed to maintain the patient, antimicrobial intervention may be an appropriate alternative therapy. Supportive periodontal maintenance patients who have recurrent disease that does not respond to any of above treatments may need microbial analysis to determine the predominant pathogenic organism prior to selection of an appropriate antibiotic.…”