Oral Health Status of Hospitalized Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- 1 February 2020
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Spectrum
- Vol. 33 (1), 58-65
- https://doi.org/10.2337/ds18-0089
Abstract
Background: Diabetes is associated with poor oral health, as well as reduced access to dental care. A large percentage of patients hospitalized in the United States carry a diagnosis of diabetes; however, the oral health status of patients with diabetes who are hospitalized is unknown. Methods: All patients meeting inclusion criteria on the general medicine service of a tertiary care hospital were invited to participate. Subjects were asked about their access to dental care and perceptions of their oral health. A dental hygienist conducted examinations, including decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) and periodontal screening and recording (PSR) indices on a subset of subjects. Results: The 105 subjects had a mean age of 69 ± 12 years and a median A1C of 7.5 ± 2.1%. Rates of comorbidity and polypharmacy were high. The mean number of DMFT was 23.0 ± 7.2, with 10.1 ± 7.2 missing teeth. Forty- four percent of subjects had a removable prosthesis. Sixty-eight percent had a PSR index ≥4 in at least one sextant, indicating moderate periodontal disease. Conclusion: Rates of missing teeth, removable prostheses, and periodonal inflammation were high among hospitalized patients with diabetes, but patients did not perceive their oral health to be poor. Health care providers should be aware of the oral health risks of patients with diabetes during hospitalization, and dentists should consider screening patients with diabetes for recent hospitalization.Keywords
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