The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently noted the importance of oral systemic health — by linking diabetes and oral health.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently noted the importance of oral systemic health — by linking diabetes and oral health.
Here are some insights from the World Journal of Diabetes:
- Bidirectional association: The link between type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontitis is well-established, making periodontal disease the sixth major complication of diabetes.
- Systemic impact: Periodontal inflammation can worsen systemic insulin resistance, exacerbating diabetes.
- Prevalence and risks: Poor glycemic control in diabetic patients is associated with a higher prevalence of periodontitis, increased inflammation and tissue destruction, potentially leading to tooth loss if untreated.
- Predictive factors in development of periodontitis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus:
- Low tooth brushing frequency resulted in four times the risk in patients with type two diabetes mellitus (OR = 4.3)
- High triglycerides resulted in three times the risk (OR = 3.31)
- High cholesterol resulted in over two times the risk (OR = 2.87)
- Higher HbA1c resulted in over twice the risk (OR = 2.55)
- Higher education resulted in about half the risk (OR = 0.53)
Implications for practice:
Glycemic control improvement:
- Cochrane Collaboration: Moderate-certainty evidence suggests that treating periodontitis with subgingival instrumentation can improve glycemic control in diabetic patients.
- Treatment results in a mean absolute reduction in HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) of 0.43% (4.7 mmol/mol) at 3 to 4 months, with effects lasting up to 12 months.
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology: Periodontal therapy may particularly benefit diabetic individuals with HbA1c levels =7.0%.
Additional educational resource:
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): For patient education materials, refer to the Oral Health and Diabetes section on the CDC website link below.
OR, Odds ratio.
SOURCES:
Periodontitis: An often-neglected complication of diabetes | World J Diabetes
Treatment of periodontitis for glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus - PMC (nih.gov)
Oral health and diabetes: What to know | CDC
Effect of periodontal therapy on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes | Journal of Clinical Periodontology
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