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Periodontal infections and diabetes mellitus: when will the puzzle be complete?
Author(s) -
Lalla Evanthia
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2007.01140.x
Subject(s) - periodontology , oral medicine , section (typography) , diabetes mellitus , medicine , columbia university , citation , periodontitis , family medicine , library science , original research , dentistry , gerontology , sociology , media studies , computer science , endocrinology , operating system
The article in last month’s issue of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology on the effects of periodontal therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes (Navarro-Sanchez et al. 2007) is the latest in a series of manuscripts that have been published in the journal in the past 12 months (Engebretson et al. 2006, 2007, Lalla et al. 2006, 2007a, Bakhshandeh et al. 2007, Davila-Perez et al. 2007, Lim et al. 2007, Jones et al. 2007a, b), shedding new light on the periodontitis–diabetes link. This is a welcome trend; research on this important and complex association is of prime significance. This guest editorial reflects on the current evidence of the association between these two common chronic conditions, focuses on the topic of periodontal therapy effects on the diabetic state with the opportunity of the January issue Jones et al. (2007a, b) study, highlights the gaps in our knowledge and offers a view to important future research directions in the field.