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Clinical implication of blood glucose monitoring in general dental offices: the Ehime Dental Diabetes Study
OBJECTIVE: We examined whether general dentists can contribute to the detection of patients with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes by monitoring blood glucose in dental clinics. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 716 patients who visited clinics for dental treatment were enrolled and classif...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629348 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000151 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: We examined whether general dentists can contribute to the detection of patients with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes by monitoring blood glucose in dental clinics. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 716 patients who visited clinics for dental treatment were enrolled and classified into 3 groups (mild, moderate, and severe) according to Kornman's criteria for periodontitis. The correlations between the casual blood glucose level, presence or absence of the history of diabetes, and/or severity of periodontitis were evaluated. RESULTS: 68 patients (9.5%) had hyperglycemia (blood glucose ≥200 mg/dL). Of these patients, 20 (29.4%) did not have a history of diabetes. Blood glucose tended to be higher with greater periodontitis severity. Of the 3 groups, the severe periodontitis group had the highest proportion of patients with hyperglycemia (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with dental problems could be screened for diabetes, especially undiagnosed diabetes. General dentists could function as practitioners to screen for diabetes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN-CTR 000014877. |
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