2012
DOI: 10.15218/zjms.2012.0036
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The influence of type I diabetes mellitus on dentition and oral health of children and adolescents attending two diabetic centers in Erbil city

Abstract: Background and objectives:The aim was to determine the effect of type I diabetes mellitus on eruption time of dentition and to evaluate the dental caries, debris, calculus and gingival index in two groups. Methods: Type I diabetic children and adolescents with age range (6-14) years who were attending to Layla Qasim Center for Diabetes and The Diabetic Child Association Center in Erbil city were included in this study from December 2010 to March 2011. The dentition of all participants was examined for eruption… Show more

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“…It may be that the diabetes oral complications can affect the primary periodontium as early as age 6 years old, possibly earlier. These findings highlighted the importance of emphasizing good oral hygiene to prevent future periodontal complications among diabetic patients (31) , even though the difference was not significant, which could be due to the limited sample size, these results were in accordance with a study by Ismail et al (32) and with previous Iraqi study by Sarmamy et al (33) that found when diabetes children compared to healthy persons, no statistically significant difference in the gingival index was found between the two groups.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…It may be that the diabetes oral complications can affect the primary periodontium as early as age 6 years old, possibly earlier. These findings highlighted the importance of emphasizing good oral hygiene to prevent future periodontal complications among diabetic patients (31) , even though the difference was not significant, which could be due to the limited sample size, these results were in accordance with a study by Ismail et al (32) and with previous Iraqi study by Sarmamy et al (33) that found when diabetes children compared to healthy persons, no statistically significant difference in the gingival index was found between the two groups.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%