Khalid A Bin Abdul Rahman.
Diabetes Mellitus and its oral complications: a brief review.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;26(1):97-100.

Oral health is an integral part of systemic and nutritional health and plays a significant role in the maintenance of optimum general health status. Several factors affect oral health including metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this review is to gather and highlights various studies concerning diabetes mellitus and its potential effects on oral health. The english-language MEDLINE publications (experimental, observational and clinical studies) from 1966 through January 2006 having relation with Diabetes mellitus and oral health were reviewed. A total of 54 publications were evaluated based on their relevance, strength and quality of design and methods; and 32 publications were selected for this review. The body of short, long and epidemiological literature suggests that the most frequently reported symptoms in diabetic patients in relation to oral cavity are; poor oral hygiene, inflammation of gums (gingivitis), oral candidiasis, calculus and pockets formation, dental caries, non carious tooth surface loss, peri- apical abscess, taste impairment, burning mouth syndrome, rhomboid glossitis, denture stomatitis, angular cheilitis, hyposalivation, halitosis and oro-antral fistula. Based on the literature reviewed; it could be concluded that diabetes mellitus can cause all the above stated oral conditions. This is a review article.

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