DIABETIC PATIENTS AND PERIODONTITIS: A STUDY

Authors

  • Geti Fatima BDS Dental Surgeon, Ammar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Jalil Akhtar MBBS, MPhil, DOMS, MBA, Assistant Professor Biochemistry, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
  • Nuzhat Naveed MBBS, MPhil, Chief Consultant Pathologist, Main Laboratory, Mayo Hospital KEMU, Lahore
  • Mahmood Ahmd MBBS, DU, MPH, FCPS, Director Health Services (Food And Nutrition), Directorate General Health Services
  • Marium Tariq MSc Biostatistics, Research Manager AIMC Research Cell, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
  • Abdul Rahman Khawaja MBBS, D.DERMAT, MPH, MPhil, Biostatistics Research Coordinator AIMC Research Cell, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

Keywords:

Un-controlled diabetes, periodontal health, dental treatment for diabetic patients

Abstract

Due to a disturbed metabolism a patient suffering from diabetes mellitus is particularly prone to periodontal disease, stomatitis, and caries. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of un-con­trolled diabetes on the health of periodontal tissues.

In this cross sectional study 100 patients were selected by convenient purposive sampling. Vari­ables like age, gender, and occupation were recorded along with presence and absence of diabetes mellitus. Oral examination was done by a qualified dentist. Grades of Plaque, gum recession and Mobility index were recorded. Descriptive statistics, deposition of plaque, gum recession and mobility index were compared in diabetics and non-diabetics. It was found that all diabetics and majority of non-diabetics (87%) had plaque whereas 13% of the non-diabetics did not show plaque. Majority of non-diabetics (65.8) did not show mobility index whereas majority of diabetics (85.5) had mobility index. Gum recession was seen to be almost equal in diabetics and non-diabetics.

It was concluded from this study that a relationship does exist between un-contoled diabetes and periodontal tissues.

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Published

30-06-2017

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2017): April-June 2017

Section

Periodontics

How to Cite

1.
Fatima G, Akhtar MJ, Naveed N, Ahmd M, Tariq M, Khawaja AR. DIABETIC PATIENTS AND PERIODONTITIS: A STUDY. Pak Oral Dent J [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 17];37(2):290-3. Available from: https://www.podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/100