State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem, having recognized that in the next 20 years the number of diabetic patients in the world will increase to 642 million. DM exerts enormous repercussions on general health diabetic (especially derived from vascular, cardiac, renal, ocular, or neurological affectation). It entails in addition a high number of deaths directly related to the disease, as well as a high health care cost, estimated at $673 billion annually. Oral cavity is found among all the organs and systems affected in the course of DM. Important pathologies are developed with higher prevalence, such as periodontitis (PD), alterations in salivary flow, fungal infections, oral cancer, and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). It has been proven that PD hinders the metabol

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Moles MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8618619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature