Open AccessA Comparative Evaluation of Serum Magnesium in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients with and without Periodontitis - A Clinico-biochemical Study
Author(s) -
Akshatha Shetty
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21063.9078
Subject(s) - medicine , autoanalyzer , periodontitis , diabetes mellitus , chronic periodontitis , scaling and root planing , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , periodontology , gastroenterology , pathological , analysis of variance , post hoc analysis , dentistry , endocrinology
Magnesium is an essential cation playing a crucial role in many physiological functions and its imbalance is associated with greater number of pathological situations. Oxidative stress is usually increased due to decreased essential nutrients. Hence, any imbalance of essential nutrients like serum magnesium can significantly play a role in the pathobiology of periodontitis in the presence of diabetes, as diabetes and chronic periodontitis are two chronic diseases that have been biologically linked.