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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Periodontal diseases and caries experience of diabetic patients in an Arabian community
T.L. Al-Khateeb, BDS,PhD, N.H. Al-Amoudi, BDS,MS,DSc
H.H. Fatani, MRCS,LRCP,MBBS,MRCP, S.A. Mira, MRCS,LRCP,MBBS, MRCP, M.S. Ardawi, BMSc,MA,DPhil,FACB
Medical School and Allied Sciences, King Abdulaziz
University, P.O.Box 9029,
Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia. A group of diabetic patients living in an Arabian community were matched by sex and age with a non-diabetic control group. Examination for periodontal status and dental caries was carried out on the matched pairs. Diabetics exhibited more gingival inflammation and increased probing depths when com pared with age-/sex-matched controls. The caries experience of diabetic patients was higher than that of normal groups. The findings of this study highlight the urgent need to develop a preventive dental program for diabetic patients so as to minimize their experience of dental disease. Saudi Dental Journal 1990;2(3):91-95. |