Open AccessDiabetes mellitus and periodontal disease
Author(s) -
Ljiljana Kesić,
Dragan Petrović,
Radmila Obradović,
Jovanka Gašić,
K Todorović
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0912534k
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal disease , diabetes mellitus , disease , dentistry , endocrinology
This review highlights the relations between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease, as well as the pathogenic mechanisms which are still the subject of investigations. The possible pathogenic mechanisms important for developing periodontal disease in the diabetics are: vascular gingival changes, the disorders in the metabolism of the collagen, disorders in the function of the polimorphonuclear leukocytes and specific microbial flora in the parodontal pockets.