Periodontal status in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus in relations to glycosylated hemoglobin level and the level of oral hygiene

• Published in: Stomatološki glasnik Srbije Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 129 - 133
• Main Authors: Cicmil, Smiljka, Stojanovic, Nikola, Krunic, Jelena, Vukotic, Olivera, Cakic, Sasa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Medical Society - Dental Section, Belgrade 2010
• Subjects: diabetes mellitus; oral hygiene; periodontal diseases
• ISSN: 0039-1743; 1452-3701
• DOI: 10.2298/SGS1003129C

Introduction. It has been known that periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases in patients having diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to examine the influence of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level and the level of oral hygiene on periodontal status of patients suffering from DM. Material and Methods. The research included 50 people with type 2 DM randomly selected. Based on values of HbA1c, patients were divided into two groups: well controlled DM (HbA1c?8.5%) and poorly controlled DM (HbA1c>8.5%). Patients with poorly and well controlled DM were further grouped into subgroups depending on the level of oral hygiene. For each patient, during the clinical examination, periodontal parameters were determined: plaque index (PI), sulcus bleeding index (SBI), the level of junctional epithelium (LJE) and periodontal pocket depth (PPD). Results. The results showed that patients with well controlled disease and good oral hygiene had lower values of the examined periodontal parameters (SBI and PPD) then patients with poorly controlled DM and worse oral hygiene (p<0.01 for SBI, p<0.05 for PPD). Conclusion. The results of this study indicate the important role of oral hygiene for periodontal status of patients with DM. Uvod. Parodontopatija je jedno od najcescih oboljenja oralne regije kod osoba obolelih od dijabetes melitusa (DM). Cilj ovog istrazivanja je bio da se ispita uticaj nivoa glikoziliranog hemoglobina (HbA1c) i stepena oralne higijene na stanje parodoncijuma bolesnika sa DM. Materijal i metode rada. Ispitano je 50 osoba sa DM tip 2 koje su odabrane metodom slucajnog uzorka. Na osnovu vrednosti HbA1c, ispitanici su svrstani u dve grupe: prvu grupu su cinili bolesnici koji su dobro kontrolisali DM (HbA1c?8,5%), a drugu bolesnici s lose kontrolisanim DM (HbA1c>8,5%). Ispitanici dve grupe su dalje podeljeni u podgrupe u zavisnosti od stepena oralne higijene. Svakom bolesniku su prilikom klinickog pregleda odredjene vrednosti parodontalnih parametara: plak-indeksa (PI), indeksa krvarenja gingive (IKG), nivoa pripojnog epitela (NPE) i dubine parodontalnog dzepa (DPDZ). Rezultati. Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali da su kod bolesnika sa dobro kontrolisanim oboljenjem i dobrom oralnom higijenom vrednosti ispitivanih parodontalnih parametara (IKG i NPE) nize nego kod bolesnika s lose kontrolisanim DM i losijom oralnom higijenom (p<0,01 za IKG; p<0,05 za NPE). Zakljucak. Rezultati ovog istrazivanja ukazuju na znacajnu ulogu oralne higijene na stanje parodoncijuma osoba sa DM.