Open AccessThe Effect of Diabetes Mellitus Type I on Periodontal and Dental Status
Author(s) -
Rokhsareh Sadeghi,
Ferial Taleghani,
Samira Mohammadi,
Zahra Zohri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25742.10153
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , dentistry , mann–whitney u test , periodontal disease , gastroenterology , endocrinology
Diabetes mellitus type I is a chronic metabolic disease with an autoimmune origin. The initial manifestations mainly appear during childhood and its prevalence is on the rise in many countries. Some of the complications of diabetes mellitus are problems related to oro-dental structures and periodontal diseases.