Prevalence of Teeth Loss and Its Relation to The Oral Health Behaviors among Type 2 Diabetic and Non Diabetic Patients

Khalid Aziz, Hawraa

	Prevalence of Teeth Loss and Its Relation to The Oral Health Behaviors among Type 2 Diabetic and Non Diabetic Patients
Kerbala Journal of Medicine
Article 6, Volume 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 902-909 PDF (0 K)
Author
Hawraa Khalid Aziz
Abstract
Background: Diabetes can affect the health of the teeth and the surrounding structures that are increased the risk of developing periodontal disease that resulting destruction of the bone and the periodontal tissues that lead to greater teeth loss than those without diabetes.Objectives: The aim of this study to compare the teeth loss of the diabetic and non-diabetic patients considering the age, sex , duration of the disease and oral health behaviors.Methods: Teeth loss of 67 adult diabetics and 67 non-diabetic patients of age 45-74 years old were examined also diabetic group was compared according to the duration of the disease. The oral health behavior including the frequency of the tooth brush per day, cleaning method, and tobacco use were compared among the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Results: There is highest significant difference in mean number of the teeth loss between the diabetics and non diabetics with non significant difference between the patients of more than 10 years and less than 10 years of the duration. The diabetics showed significantly higher frequency of the tooth brush and tobacco use than non-diabetic group and the teeth loss decreased with increased the frequency of the tooth brush. Conclusions: The teeth loss was greater in diabetics than non-diabetics, when the duration of the disease was increased there was increased in teeth loss. The study indicated that diabetic subjects should improve their oral hygiene practices.Keywords: Teeth loss, diabetic patients, oral hygiene.
Keywords
Teeth loss; diabetic patients; Oral hygiene

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