Open AccessSurvey on Problems Faced by Dental Patients having Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
. Britina,
Dinesh Premavathy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i64b35332
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , family medicine , blood sugar , dental care , statistical significance , endocrinology
Introduction: The objective of this study is to investigate that patients having diabetes mellitus face more problems in a dental clinic or hospital. Oral care provided by dentists in these patients play an important role.
Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted through an online platform, results were evaluated using SPSS software. Responses of these questionnaires were analysed using SPSS statistics. Crosstabs with Monte Carlo and confidence level 95% was used. Statistical significance was then analysed.
Results: Results and data after analysis showed that many problems are faced by dental patients with diabetes mellitus.
The main reason for this survey is to know whether people are aware about the problems faced by dental patients having diabetes mellitus and to make people aware about that.
Conclusion: The present study thus concluded that patients who are having diabetes mellitus must follow the clinicians suggestions to control the blood sugar level and cooperate with the practitioners for the safest procedures.