Anjali Borle
Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, IndiaPublications
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Review Article
Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus-A Two Way Relationship
Author(s): Nandini Sharma*, Khushboo Jeevan Durge, Pavan Bajaj, Bhairavi Kale and Anjali Borle
We have long recognised that the need for diagnosis of diabetes in our patients, which is linked to a variety of oral disorders, like most commonly occurring periodontitis and various others like xerostomia, candidal infections. There exists a two way relationship of diabetes and periodontitis diabetes a complex disorder which affects the metabolisms of carbohydrate, lipid and protein in which hyperglycaemia is the main clinical sign. Periodontitis is caused mainly due to plaque associated bacteria as well as defect in the host defence mechanism. These two way relationship can be taken under control by controlling the normal levels of blood glucose or by maintaining the proper oral hygiene to prevent the accumulation of plaque and calculus as they are the main retentive factors for the development of periodontitis. Weather the diabetes mellitus is pres.. Read More»