Association between numbers of decayed teeth and HbA1c in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental caries (DC) are more prevalent in individuals with diabetes than in healthy individuals. However, the association between glycaemic control and DC has not been well characterized in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We therefore assessed the association between glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) serum concentrations and the prevalence of DC in patients with T2DM.

Methods

Retrospective analyses of data pertaining to 108 Japanese patients with T2DM hospitalized because of poor or worsened glycaemic control were included. We divided the patients based on HbA1c into two groups: HbA1c level ≥75 mmol/mol (9.0%) as poorly controlled T2DM, and HbA1c level <75 mmol/mol (9.0%) as a control group. We compared the association of lifestyle factors, dental caries,

SUBMITTER: Yonekura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441370 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature