Sadia Iqbal, Nedal Iqbal.
Dental Caries and Salivary Status in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus.
Surgimed Med Dent J Jan ;1(3):13-8.

Objectives: To investigate the dental caries and salivary status in children with type I diabetes mellitus. . Methods: A cross-sectional study including 60 diabetic children (case group) and 30 non diabetic children (control group) of 3-14 years of age was conducted. HbA1c and blood glucose level was measured along with the dental caries status (decayed and filled), for both deciduous and permanent dentition. Data was recorded in a pre-coded oral health proforma, which was then entered and analyzed in SPSS version 10.0. Descriptive analysis such as percentage frequencies and means was performed. Exact Chi-square test was used to analyze any significant changes observed amongst the study population, where level of significance was p < 0.05 with confidence interval 95%. Results: The results show important difference between both groups of children. Dental caries level is significantly higher in diabetic children both in deciduous and permanent dentition than in non-diabetic children (p <0.05). Conclusion: The study highlights that special preventive measures must be adopted to maintain a good oral health of the diabetic children.

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