The Influence of Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus on Dentition and Oral Health in Children and Adolescents
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 357-365, 2008.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The present study is to investigate the effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus on dentition and oral health for children and adolescents. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The investigation was carried out on 100 subjects. The first group consisted of 50 subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (21 females, 29 males), age 9 +/- 0.14 years; In the second group, there were 50 healthy subjects who did not suffer from any systemic disease (25 females, 25 males), age 9 +/- 0.11 years. The subjects were evaluated and divided into two groups of 5-9 years old, and 10-14 years old. The dentition of all participants was examined. Besides, the DFS/dfs index, oral hygiene conditions were evaluated, as well as the plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and calculus index (CI). The data obtained from each group were compared statistically.RESULTS:
When compared to the non-diabetic group, we observed that dental development was accelerated until the age of 10 in the diabetic group, and there was a delay after the age of 10. The edentulous interval was longer in the group with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This was accompanied by a high ratio of gingival inflammation. Gingival inflammation was 69.7% in the group of 5-9 year-old, and 83.7% in the group of 10-14 year-old with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Though there was a greater loss of teeth in the group with type 1 diabetes mellitus, there were more caries in the control group. The PI, GI and CI values showed an increase with aging in favor of the group with type 1 diabetes mellitus. There was statistically significant difference in PI, GI and CI between the control and type 1 diabetes mellitus groups for 10-14 year-old patients (p<0.001).CONCLUSION:
The findings we obtained showed that type 1 diabetes mellitus plays an important part in the dentition and oral health of children and adolescents.
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Main subject:
Periodontal Index
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Dental Plaque Index
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Oral Health
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Age Factors
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Dentition
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Gingivitis
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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