Characterization of periodontitis in people with type 1 diabetes of 50 years or longer duration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Periodontitis is more common and severe in people with diabetes than the general population. We have reported in the Joslin Medalist Study that people with type 1 diabetes of ≥50 years (Medalists) may have endogenous protective factors against diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, the prevalence of periodontitis according to the Centers for Disease Control/American Academy of Periodontology classification in a subset (n = 170, mean age = 64.6 ± 6.9 years) of the Medalist cohort, and its associations to various criteria of periodontitis and diabetic complications were assessed.

Results

The prevalence of severe periodontitis in Medalists was only 13.5% which was lower than reported levels in diabetic patients of similar

SUBMITTER: Shinjo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7087383 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature