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Periodontal Disease in Hispanic Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Novak M. John,
Potter Richard M.,
Blodgett Janet,
Ebersole Jeffrey L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2008.070442
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , periodontitis , type 2 diabetes , population , type 1 diabetes , clinical attachment loss , periodontal disease , dentistry , disease , bleeding on probing , tooth loss , endocrinology , oral health , environmental health
Background: Diabetes is a major risk factor for the development of periodontal disease in certain populations. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increased in Hispanic Americans, but its impact on the extent and severity of periodontal disease in this population has not been determined. Methods: Sixty‐three Hispanic Americans, aged 33 to 72 years, from South Texas were grouped based on the presence or absence of type 2 diabetes. Past medical histories, including smoking, were obtained. Periodontal status was evaluated by measuring probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), plaque, bleeding on probing, visual gingival inflammation, and calculus. Results: Type 2 diabetes was associated frequently with major medical complications in this population. Diabetes was associated with significantly more calculus formation and tooth loss and an increased extent and severity of periodontitis. Subjects with diabetes had nearly three times the mean CAL and frequency of PD >6 mm than subjects without diabetes and nearly twice the frequency of moderate to advanced attachment loss (≥3 mm). Smoking and diabetes had significant independent effects on mean CAL and the frequency of deep pockets. Diabetes and smoking combined were associated with a significantly higher frequency of sites with CAL ≥3 mm compared to healthy non‐smokers, healthy smokers, and non‐smokers with diabetes. Conclusions: Hispanic Americans with type 2 diabetes had more supra‐ and subgingival calculus, an increased extent and severity of periodontal destruction, and an increased frequency of tooth loss due to periodontitis. An additive/synergistic contribution of type 2 diabetes and smoking for increasing the extent of periodontal disease was observed.