Diabetics Love Your Gums

Authors: Mishra P

DOI: 10.23880/doij-16000105

Volume 1, Issue 1

Abstract

It’s been decades since we know that a link exists between diabetes and oral health. Diabetes is a serious public health problem of global Importance and poses great economic burden to all the nations. With modern medicine in one of its best stages we have still failed to prevent diabetes altogether. Though it’s a modifiable factor but curing it fully is not possible. On the contrary, Periodontitis which is a chronic inflammatory disorder can be prevented and can be cured completely and therefore acts a preventable factor for managing glycemic control via bi-directional relationship. Lot of studies which are heterogeneous in design and protocols has given different results. A common fact remains that irrespective of types of diabetes, periodontal impact remains the same.

Keywords: Diabetes; Gums; Public Health

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