RT Journal Article
T1 State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
A1 González-Moles, Miguel Ángel
A1 Ramos-García, Pablo
K1 Diabetes mellitus
K1 Oral health
K1 Oral medicine
K1 Oral pathology
K1 Periodontitis
K1 Dental caries
K1 Oral cancer
K1 Salud bucal
K1 Medicina oral
K1 Patología bucal
K1 Caries dental
K1 Neoplasias de la boca
AB Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem, having recognized that in the next 20 years the number of diabetic patients in the world will increase to 642 million. DM exerts enormous repercussions on general health diabetic (especially derived from vascular, cardiac, renal, ocular, or neurological affectation). It entails in addition a high number of deaths directly related to the disease, as well as a high health care cost, estimated at $673 billion annually. Oral cavity is found among all the organs and systems affected in the course of DM. Important pathologies are developed with higher prevalence, such as periodontitis (PD), alterations in salivary flow, fungal infections, oral cancer, and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). It has been proven that PD hinders the metabolic control of DM and that the presence of PD increases the possibility for developing diabetes. Despite the relevance of these oral pathologies, the knowledge of primary care physicians and diabetes specialists about the importance of oral health in diabetics, as well as the knowledge of dentists about the importance of DM for oral health of patients is scarce or non-existent. It is accepted that the correct management of diabetic patients requires interdisciplinary teams, including dentists. In this critical review, the existing knowledge and evidence-degree on the preventive, clinical, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic aspects of oral diseases that occur with a significant frequency in the diabetic population are developed in extension.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-11-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4078
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4078
LA en
NO González-Moles MÁ, Ramos-García P. State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature. J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 18;10(22):5383
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025