Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Periodontology
- Vol. 49 (2), 85-88
- https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1978.49.2.85
Abstract
A sample of 54 patients with diabetes mellitus were subjects to detailed assessment of periodontal disease levels using standard indices. In order to determine whether the severity of periodontal disease was related to the severity of diabets mellitus, a series of parameters of the diabetes mellitus population was simultaneously studied. There were no significant relationships between the levels of periodontal disease and the duration of diabetes, the type of treatment and the frequency of systemic complications. Periodontal disease in the diabetic appeared to the affected by the same etiologic factors [plaque, calculus, neglect] as would be expected in nondiabetic patients. Further studies with larger population samples would be appropriate.Keywords
Funding Information
- U.S. Public Health Service (DE03764)
- University of Pennsylvania
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