What is it about?
Studies have shown that there is a possible correlation between the amount of glycated hemoglobin and the periodontal status. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and the prevalence of gingival pathogens and circulating interleukin levels in type II diabetic Tunisian subjects.
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Why is it important?
Type II diabetes (TIID), dramatically increasing in its incidence and is estimated to affect 15% of Tunisians according to Achour et al.1 TIID is a chronic metabolic disease arising from insulin secretion defect and body resistance to insulin. Diabetes also followed by an elevated risk of complications including cardiovascular disorders, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and periodontitis. The latter is more common in diabetic people than non-diabetics
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HBA1c levels affect periodontal status, pathogens and salivary interleukins in Type-II diabetic Tunisians with chronic periodontitis, compared with stable and chronic periodontitis groups and can interact with periodontal infections and increase the inflammatory state.
Dr. Shadia Abdelhameed Elsayed
Taibah University
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This page is a summary of: Glycated hemoglobin influence on periodontal status, pathogens and salivary interleukins in type II diabetic Tunisian subjects with chronic periodontitis, Journal of Dental Sciences, October 2020, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2020.09.018.
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