Diagnóstico clínico periodontal en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 y tipo 2 atendidos en las Fundaciones DONUM y la Casa de la Diabetes de la ciudad de Cuenca en el periodo: enero a julio de 2015

Abstract

Diabetes constitutes a group of disorders characterized by a state of hyperglycemia that affects the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, due to the secretion and / or abnormal insulin action. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the supportive tissues of the teeth; Being these two pathologies of high prevalence worldwide. It has been demonstrated that diabetes and periodontal disease have a bidirectional relation. Periodontal diagnosis and glycosylated hemoglobin test were realized in 101 patients with diabetes type 1 and type 2. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to determine the periodontal clinical diagnosis in patients with Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 and relate it to the degree of metabolic control. RESULTS: It was found that 14.9% of diabetic patients presented gingivitis and 85.1% presented periodontitis, no patient had periodontal health and it was found a statistically significant difference between poor metabolic control and periodontal disease p = 0.016. CONCLUSION: A worse metabolic control, worse is the severity of periodontal disease, for which the interaction dentist-doctor should be strengthened to provide a better quality of life for diabetic patients