Open AccessPeriodontal treatment needs in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Manas Das,
Viram Upadhyaya,
Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra,
K D Jithendra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.84307
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , blood sugar , carbohydrate metabolism , dentistry , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder of the carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism, resulting in increased blood glucose levels. Various complications of diabetes have been described with periodontitis being added as the sixth complication of diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to assess periodontal status and treatment needs (TN) in diabetic patients and to compare the findings between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals using community periodontal index (CPI).