Open AccessDiabetes and periodontitis: How well are the patients aware about an established relation?
Author(s) -
Ummadisetty Teja,
Vijay Kumar Chava,
Bhumanapalli Venkata Ramesh Reddy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.184035
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontology , diabetes mellitus , periodontitis , population , family medicine , dentistry , environmental health , endocrinology
The study aimed to assess the levels of awareness about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis among high-risk age group of the general population and to assess the attitude of general physicians in suggesting diabetic patients to visit a dentist.