The association between dental caries, periodontal diseases, and tooth loss with diabetes mellitus among the elderly population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our study investigated the association between dental caries, periodontal diseases, and tooth loss with diabetes mellitus (DM) among the elderly population, representing the first study of its kind in Iran.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional community-based study as a part of the second wave of the Birjand longitudinal aging study (BLAS, 2021-2022) for people older than 60. We used the Comprehensive Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Tool (CGOHAT) for the oral health evaluation. Participants were initially categorized into diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Those patients with DM were further categorised into uncontrolled and controlled diabetes based on their HbA1c level. The association between periodontitis, gingivitis, and edentulism with type II diabetes mellitus a

SUBMITTER: Heydari MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature