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Potential risk factors for dental caries in Type 2 diabetic patients
Author(s) -
Almusawi MA,
Gosadi I,
Abidia R,
Almasawi M,
Khan HA
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of dental hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1601-5037
pISSN - 1601-5029
DOI - 10.1111/idh.12346
Subject(s) - medicine , saliva , dentistry , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , streptococcus mutans , risk assessment , endocrinology , bacteria , computer security , biology , computer science , genetics
Background Diabetic patients are known to be at higher risk for dental caries. However, the role of potential risk factors such as blood glucose, salivary glucose and glycaemic control in the occurrence of dental caries in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not clearly understood so far, and therefore, it was evaluated in this study. Materials and methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted on 100 T2D patients from Saudi Arabia. The caries risk assessment was evaluated using the guidelines of Caries Management by Risk Assessment ( CAMBRA ). Cariogenic bacteria load in saliva was determined by a chair‐side test kit. The levels of fasting blood glucose ( FBG ), salivary glucose and HbA1c were analysed. Results Majority of the patients had dental caries (84%), exposed root surfaces (92%) and heavy plaque (73%), whereas 66% of patients suffered from xerostomia. The frequency of patients with high counts of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli (LB) were 78% and 42%, respectively. There were significant associations between dental caries risk and FBG , HbA1c and salivary glucose. After categorizing the patients into 3 categories of glycaemic control, we observed a significant association between glycaemic control and dental caries risk. Conclusion Type 2 diabetes patients are at high risk for dental caries, which is directly associated with FBG , HbA1c and salivary glucose. This is the first study measuring dental caries and its risk factors in T2D patients from Saudi Arabia.