Malvania Ekta A, Sheth Sona A, Sharma Ashish S, Mansuri Saloni, Shaikh Faizan, Sahani Saloni
Department of Public Health Dentistry, AMC Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016 Dec;6(Suppl 3):S232-S236. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.197202.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic metabolic disorder which affects millions of people. At present, India has the highest incidence of diabetes worldwide. Several oral lesions and conditions are associated with diabetes. However, there is a lack of consensus among researchers regarding the relationship between DM and dental caries. Hence, the present study was carried out to assess the dental caries prevalence among type II diabetic and nondiabetic adults attending a hospital in Ahmedabad city.
A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted. One hundred and twenty diabetics individuals attending the diabetic Outpatient Department (OPD) and age and sex-matched 120 nondiabetic individuals from general OPD were included in the study. The data were gathered through semi-close-ended questionnaire and clinical examination. Dental caries was assessed by using the World Health Organization's 2013 proforma. Data was analyzed by applying Student's independent -test or one-way analysis of variance.
Dental caries prevalence among the diabetic group was 73.33% and 33.33% among the nondiabetic group. Dental caries prevalence and mean dental caries was significantly higher among uncontrolled diabetic individuals than that among controlled diabetic individuals. Duration of the disease and dental caries prevalence did not show any significant difference.
Dental caries prevalence was significantly high among diabetic individuals compared with nondiabetic individuals. Close collaboration between the patients, healthcare units, and oral health professionals could be a way of improving diabetic patients' general and oral health.
糖尿病（DM）是一种常见的慢性代谢紊乱疾病，影响着数百万人。目前，印度是全球糖尿病发病率最高的国家。多种口腔病变和状况与糖尿病相关。然而，研究人员对于糖尿病与龋齿之间的关系尚未达成共识。因此，本研究旨在评估艾哈迈达巴德市一家医院中II型糖尿病和非糖尿病成年人的龋齿患病率。
进行了一项基于医院的横断面研究。研究纳入了120名前往糖尿病门诊就诊的糖尿病患者以及120名来自普通门诊且年龄和性别匹配的非糖尿病患者。通过半封闭式问卷和临床检查收集数据。使用世界卫生组织2013年的表格评估龋齿情况。采用学生独立样本t检验或单因素方差分析对数据进行分析。
糖尿病组的龋齿患病率为73.33%，非糖尿病组为33.33%。未控制的糖尿病个体的龋齿患病率和平均龋齿数显著高于控制良好的糖尿病个体。疾病持续时间与龋齿患病率之间未显示出任何显著差异。
与非糖尿病个体相比，糖尿病个体的龋齿患病率显著更高。患者、医疗保健单位和口腔健康专业人员之间的密切合作可能是改善糖尿病患者总体健康和口腔健康的一种方式。
