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Pre-diabetes and diabetes are strongly associated with periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis), and these conditions are known to upregulate aMMP-8 in inflamed gingiva and oral fluids. Thus, it would be feasible to screen for prediabetes and diabetes at the dental office by chairside tests. Chair-side assessment of HbA 1c and a quantitative point-of-care (PoC) active matrix metalloproteinase (aMMP)-8 oral rinse immunotest developed for periodontal diseases, were performed on patients ( n = 69) attending a Periodontology University Clinic who fulfilled the criteria for testing according to the screening questionnaire of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. Clinical parameters of periodontal disease were also recorded with an automated probe. Twenty seven-point-five percent of the subjects were found with previously unknown hyperglycemia (HbA1c ≥ 5.7%). There was a statistically-significant positive association between the aMMP-8test and prediabetes ( p &lt; 0.05, unadjusted and adjusted for BMI and age ≥ 45 years logistic regression models). The dental setting is suitable for opportunistic screening for undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes and point-of-care HbA1c, especially when combined with aMMP-8 assessment by dental professionals, being convenient and effective.

Prediabetes/Diabetes Can Be Screened at the Dental Office by a Low-Cost and Fast Chair-Side/Point-of-Care aMMP-8 Immunotest