State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature

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 neurolog...

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Autores principales: Miguel Ángel González-Moles, Pablo Ramos-García
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:432fe4501b614f6dbf3f8ebee0141e272021-11-25T18:02:17ZState of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature10.3390/jcm102253832077-0383https://doaj.org/article/432fe4501b614f6dbf3f8ebee0141e272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/22/5383https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0383Diabetes 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.Miguel Ángel González-MolesPablo Ramos-GarcíaMDPI AGarticlediabetes mellitusoral healthoral medicineoral pathologyperiodontitisdental cariesMedicineRENJournal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5383, p 5383 (2021)
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topic diabetes mellitus
oral health
oral medicine
oral pathology
periodontitis
dental caries
Medicine
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spellingShingle diabetes mellitus
oral health
oral medicine
oral pathology
periodontitis
dental caries
Medicine
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Miguel Ángel González-Moles
Pablo Ramos-García
State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
description 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.
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author Miguel Ángel González-Moles
Pablo Ramos-García
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title State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
title_short State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
title_full State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
title_fullStr State of Evidence on Oral Health Problems in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Review of the Literature
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