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- Title
Dental caries and periodontal status in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Authors
Pachoński, Marek; Jarosz-Chobot, Przemysława; Koczor-Rozmus, Aleksandra; Łanowy, Patrycja; Mocny-Pachońska, Katarzyna
- Abstract
Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that strongly affects the health of individuals. Some studies have suggested that it affects oral health, thus indicating a higher-than-average predisposition of patients with diabetes to caries and periodontal diseases. Aim of the study: We aimed at investigating the association between caries, periodontal diseases, and diabetes among children using dental indices. Material and methods: The study included 50 children (aged 10-18 years) who had type 1 diabetes for at least years. The participants were divided into well controlled (WC), (HBA1c < 7.5%) and poorly controlled (PC) (HBA1c = 7.5%) groups (25 diabetic children each). The control group (GC) included non-diabetic children. The following clinical parameters were measured: DMFT index, plaque index (PI), approximal plaque index (API), gingival index (GI), and modified sulcus bleeding index (mSBI). Results: The WC group had the lowest average value - 3.44 of the DMFT index with values of 5.80 and 3.88 in the PC and GC groups, respectively. A statistically significant difference was found in the DMFT value between PC and WC groups (p = 0.04). No statistically significant differences in the values of other indices were found between the groups. Conclusions: Children with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes were characterised by a significantly higher intensity of caries. In contrast, no statistically significant differences were observed in the periodontal status between the study groups.
- Subjects
TYPE 1 diabetes; DENTAL caries; DIABETES in children; PERIODONTAL disease
- Publication
Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
2083-8441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5114/pedm.2020.93249