TO STUDY THE DENTAL CONDITIONS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 32
Abstract
BACKGROUND Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition and is now considered as the sixth complication of diabetes and also one of the major oral complications of diabetes mellitus. Oral health is associated with various systemic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders etc. The main objective is to study the dental conditions in diabetes mellitus patients. METHODS The study was conducted at Dental department of LTBRKM Gov. Medical College; Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. The study was conducted from Dec 2018 to May 2019. Total number of cases included in this study was 78. Permission from Institutional Ethics Committee was obtained. From each and every patient included in the study, informed individual consent was taken. RESULTS Out of 78 Cases, there were 10 males and 5 females in 35 - 40 years age group. 15 males and 10 females were present in 40 - 50 years age group. 20 males and 18 females were present in 50 - 60 years age group. 15 cases of tobacco intake with 19.23%, 18 cases of sugar intake with 23.07%, 30 cases of poor tooth brushing with 38.46% and 15 cases due to local irritants with 19.23% were seen. CONCLUSIONS Health care professionals should play an important role in preventing and controlling periodontal disease. Diabetic patients should regularly visit a dentist in order to reduce oral complications. Health care professionals and diabetic patients should emphasize necessary provisions in order to prevent this disease.
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Ganesh R. Kumeti, Bhupendra Kashyap
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