Correlation between Levels of Sulcular and Capillary Blood Glucose in Screening of Diabetes Mellitus in Chronic Periodontitis Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Research in Dental & Oral Health - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous metabolic disease characterized by impaired glucose tolerance and altered carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Importantly, the prevalence of diabetes in periodontitis patients is twice as high when compared to periodontally healthy subjects. Diabetes mellitus remains undiagnosed in approximately 50% of the patients; hence, a large number of patients with periodontitis may have undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. Aim of the Study: To evaluate the correlation between gingival sulcular blood glucose and capillary blood glucose levels for screening of diabetes mellitus in chronic periodontitis patients. Materials and Methods: Thirty diabetic and 30 non-diabetic subjects, with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, were enrolled and subjected to routine periodontal examination. Blood oozing from the gingival sulcus was collected using a micropipette from the gingival crevice of maxillary anterior teeth and transported to a test-strip of a self-monitoring glucometer (Accu-Check Active). Finger-prick capillary blood glucose level values were considered as the control. Results: The results revealed a highly positive significant correlation between two methods for blood glucose values, i.e., gingival crevicular and finger-prick capillary (p<0.0001) and the reliability of the two procedures in both the groups was significantly high (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The blood expressed during routine periodontal examination may be used as a rapid chair-side screening procedure for diabetes mellitus in a dental office setting
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Deepalakshmi Nagarajan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP284907
- DOI 10.24321/2456.141X.201801
- Views 105
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of Remaining Cementum Thickness Following the Use of Hand and Ultrasonic Curettes of Periodontally Diseased Root Surface - An in-vitro Study
Background:Scaling and root planing are the most predictable treatment outcomes for periodontal disease. However root planing with hand curettes removes excess of cementum as compared to ultrasonic curettes. Hence the pu...
Management of Intricate S-shaped Root Canals – An Endodontist’s Challenge
The unique morphology of S-shaped root canals often poses utmost challenges in their periodontics management. Common causes of failures in such cases are primarily related to procedural errors such as ledges, fractured i...
Tooth Size Discrepancies in Libyan Class I and II Orthodontic Patients Cross Sectional Retrospective Study
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tooth size discrepancies (TSDs) in Libyan orthodontic population with Class I and II malocclusions. Materials and Methods: From 300 pretreatment sets of ortho...
Evaluation of Skeletal Patterns Using Panoramic Radiography
Objective: To compare and correlate different skeletal patterns by using panoramic radiographs and lateral cephalograms. Materials and Methods: Pretreatment panoramic radiographs (PR) and lateral cephalograms (LCR) of t...
Evaluation of Frictional Characteristics of Nanoparticle Reinforced Arch wires and Brackets
The portion of the applied orthodontic force lost due to resistance to sliding can range from 12-60%. Hence high frictional force can affect the efficiency of treatment, resulting in increased treatment time and compromi...