OBJECTIVE: Diabetes is a global health problem and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of diabetes on the periodontal status of a Pakistani population with poor oral hygiene. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-eight individuals with diabetes and 80 non-diabetic individuals were recruited from a disadvantaged district in Karachi, Pakistan. The group with diabetes comprised 50 males and 38 females, and the non-diabetic group 43 males and 37 females. All underwent clinical and radiographic examination. RESULTS: The average numbers of teeth in the diabetes and non-diabetes groups were 24 and 26, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) for missing or fewer teeth was 2.3 times higher for diabetics than for non-diabetics (CI 1.32-4.14; p<0.001). Diabetic patients had more sites with plaque than did non-diabetics (OR 1.96, CI 0.99-3.88; p<0.056). Moderate to severe periodontitis was significantly more prevalent among diabetic patients (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: In this disadvantaged population with poor oral hygiene, diabetes has had a strongly negative influence on oral health: diabetic patients have fewer teeth, more plaque, and a higher prevalence of moderate to severe periodontal disease than non-diabetics.
OBJECTIVE:Diabetes is a global health problem and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of diabetes on the periodontal status of a Pakistani population with poor oral hygiene. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-eight individuals with diabetes and 80 non-diabetic individuals were recruited from a disadvantaged district in Karachi, Pakistan. The group with diabetes comprised 50 males and 38 females, and the non-diabetic group 43 males and 37 females. All underwent clinical and radiographic examination. RESULTS: The average numbers of teeth in the diabetes and non-diabetes groups were 24 and 26, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) for missing or fewer teeth was 2.3 times higher for diabetics than for non-diabetics (CI 1.32-4.14; p<0.001). Diabeticpatients had more sites with plaque than did non-diabetics (OR 1.96, CI 0.99-3.88; p<0.056). Moderate to severe periodontitis was significantly more prevalent among diabeticpatients (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: In this disadvantaged population with poor oral hygiene, diabetes has had a strongly negative influence on oral health: diabeticpatients have fewer teeth, more plaque, and a higher prevalence of moderate to severe periodontal disease than non-diabetics.
Authors: Hasaan G Mohamed; Shaza B Idris; Mutaz F Ahmed; Olav E Bøe; Kamal Mustafa; Salah O Ibrahim; Anne N Astrøm Journal: PLoS One Date: 2013-12-11 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Ariana C Villarosa; Amy R Villarosa; Yenna Salamonson; Lucie M Ramjan; Mariana S Sousa; Ravi Srinivas; Nathan Jones; Ajesh George Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2018-03-20 Impact factor: 3.295