Wasim Amir, Sarah Shoaib Qureshi, Sohail Nasir, Huma Shakir, Gulsena Masud Khan.
Dental Diseases in Diabetes.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):1045-8.

Aim: To study periodontal disease in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients which is often a neglected complication. Methods: One hundred diabetic patients were included in the study. They were asked 6 questions each about dental health including bleeding gums, loose or missing teeth, pain and bad breath. Results: The age ranged from 18 to 85 years. 77 had dental disease while 23 had no dental symptom. 12,34,15 and 15 patients had 1, 2 3 and 4 symptoms respectively while 1 patient had all 6 symptoms. Out of 23 patients who had no symptoms 11(47.8%) were controlled and in symptomatic group 65(84.4%) patients had uncontrolled diabetes, p value 0.06. In addition, out of asymptomatic patients 19(82%) had diabetes of less than 5 yr duration, whereas in symptomatic patients 19(25%) had diabetes of more than 10 yrs duration, p-value 0.03. Conclusion: Dental diseases are an important complication of uncontrolled diabetes and increase with the duration of disease.

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