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Comparison of the oral health status of diabetic and non diabetic Uruguayan children

Objectives: This study arises from the realization that Uruguay lacks knowledge and data about the relationship between Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and oral health in children and adolescents. Diabetes Mellitus is recognized as one of the chronic diseases with clear repercussions in the mouth. In the last few years, there has been an increase in the incidence of DM in children and adolescents. Objectives: Determine whether the oral health status of diabetic and non-diabetic children are significatively different or not.
Methods: Observational, analytical case-control study where 86 children were evaluated and divided into two groups: 1) DM1 Group, diabetic children aged 8–12 who go to Pereira Rossell Hospital Center without other systemic diseases and with no orthodontic treatment. 2) Control group (CG): non-diabetic children aged 8–12 who attend a public school, with public health care coverage, non-medicated and without orthodontic treatment. Variables: dental caries, gingival bleeding, visible biofilm, gender, and age. Examinations were systematized and conducted by a single operator, who had been previously calibrated in the criteria of the different indexes.
Results: Every child had biofilm. The average for O’Leary’s modified visible plaque index DM1 is 71.48, CG is 89.91: this was a meaningful difference. Regarding gingival inflammation, DM1 is 76.7% of and GC is 60.7% ones suffered from gingival bleeding. The average of the bleeding index is 5.57 and 2.36 respectively, which mean a very meaningful statistic difference. The percentage of children with carious lesions among DM1 was 40.0% and 28.6 % among the CG ones. The average of the CPOD is slightly higher in DM1 is 1.233 than in CG is 1.0357. No meaningful differences in these rates.
Conclusions: The results obtained in this study provide elements to improve oral health protocols for children and adolescents with DM. Obtaining data regarding the prevalence of caries in diabetic children and their periodontal conditions allow the comparison with non diabetic ones. Moreover, some data is validated with the information provided by some regional and international studies in which the relation between DM and periodontal diseases is noted.
Uruguayan Division Meeting
2019 Uruguayan Division Meeting (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Montevideo, Uruguay
2019

  • Techera, Adriana  ( facultad de odontología , Solymar , Uruguay )
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    Oral Session
    Oral Presentations at 2019 Uruguayan Division Meeting