Impact of diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization: evidence from Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor oral health is associated with many chronic diseases, including diabetes. As diabetes can worsen oral health and vice versa, care guidelines recommend that patients with diabetes maintain good oral health and have regular dental checkups. We analyzed the impact of receiving an initial type 2 diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization.

Methods

We used register data on residents aged over 25 in the city of Oulu, Finland, covering the years 2013-2018. We used the difference-in-differences method and individuals with no diabetes diagnosis as control group. As robustness checks, we used propensity score matching and constructed an alternative control group from patients that received the same diagnosis a few years apart.

Results

Despite the guideline rec

SUBMITTER: Nurminen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature