Oral health status of children with type 1 diabetes: a comparative study

• Published in: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 1155 - 1159
• Main Authors: Ismail, Ahmad Faisal, McGrath, Colman Patrick, Yiu, Cynthia K.Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany De Gruyter 26.10.2017; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: caries; Case-Control Studies; Child; children; China - epidemiology; Comparative studies; Dental caries; Dental Plaque - diagnosis; Dental Plaque - epidemiology; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications - diagnosis; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - physiopathology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gingivitis - diagnosis; Gingivitis - epidemiology; Health Status; Humans; Incidence; Male; Oral Health; Oral hygiene; periodontal health; Prognosis; type 1 diabetes; oral health; type 1 diabetes; children; periodontal health; caries
• ISSN: 0334-018X; 2191-0251
• DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0053

The aim of this study was to compare the oral health status of children with type 1 diabetes and healthy controls. This comparative study involved 64 children, 32 children with type 1 diabetes and 32 age- and gender-matched controls. Oral health examination was conducted using WHO criteria. Dental caries experience was recorded using DMFT/dmft index and periodontal parameters were assessed using plaque, gingivitis, gingival bleeding and calculus indexes. Dental caries and periodontal parameters between the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Children with diabetes exhibited significantly greater plaque deposits (p=0.01) and a higher mean plaque index (p<0.01), when compared to healthy subjects. No significant difference in DMFT and dmft scores, mean bleeding index, calculus index and gingival index was found between the two groups. Children with type 1 diabetes had a poor oral health status with greater plaque accumulation than children without diabetes.