Open AccessDiabetes an inducing factor for dental caries: A case control analysis in Jammu
Author(s) -
Iqbal Singh,
Priya Singh,
Ajnesh Singh,
Tara Singh,
Robindera Kour
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.178748
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , dentistry , analysis of variance , diabetes mellitus , statistical analysis , demineralization , physiology , endocrinology , statistics , mathematics , enamel paint
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic disease and it has emerged as a major health-care problem. There are more chances of dentinal caries among diabetics than nondiabetics. DM is responsible for causing ascendancy in the proportion and activity of saliva that impacts the oral health. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the impact of various factors present in saliva on tooth decay amid type-II DM in Jammu.