Compromised periodontal status in an urban Sri Lankan population with type 2 diabetes

TY - JOUR

T1 - Compromised periodontal status in an urban Sri Lankan population with type 2 diabetes

AU - Preshaw, Philip M.

AU - De Silva, Nimali

AU - McCracken, Giles I.

AU - Fernando, Devaka J.S.

AU - Dalton, Caroline F.

AU - Steen, Nick D.

AU - Heasman, Peter A.

N1 - The project was not sponsored by any single specific funder or grant, but used financial support from The Sri Lanka Education Fund of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust, Ceylon Biscuits Ltd and Novo Nordisk A/S.

PY - 2010/2

Y1 - 2010/2

N2 - Aim: To determine the prevalence of periodontitis in an urban population of Sri Lankans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to compare the data with those from a population of adults without diabetes. Methods: Demographic data and a diabetes profile were recorded for a population of urban Sri Lankan adults with T2DM including duration of diabetes, blood pressure; percentage glycosylated haemoglobin, fasting blood glucose level, total cholesterol; triglycerides, low- and high-density lipoproteins. The clinical examination comprised an oral soft tissue examination, full-mouth probing depths (PD), gingival recession (GR), clinical attachment levels and bleeding on probing (BoP). Results: Two hundred and eighty-five individuals with T2DM and 72 controls were examined. 33.3% of T2DM patients were diagnosed with chronic periodontitis compared with 21.7% of controls (p=0.077). Subjects with T2DM had significantly more sites with PD≥4 and ≥5 mm (p<0.01), and higher mean GR and BoP scores (p<0.01). Conclusion: This urban Sri Lankan population of subjects with T2DM demonstrated a compromised periodontal status compared with non-diabetic controls.

AB - Aim: To determine the prevalence of periodontitis in an urban population of Sri Lankans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to compare the data with those from a population of adults without diabetes. Methods: Demographic data and a diabetes profile were recorded for a population of urban Sri Lankan adults with T2DM including duration of diabetes, blood pressure; percentage glycosylated haemoglobin, fasting blood glucose level, total cholesterol; triglycerides, low- and high-density lipoproteins. The clinical examination comprised an oral soft tissue examination, full-mouth probing depths (PD), gingival recession (GR), clinical attachment levels and bleeding on probing (BoP). Results: Two hundred and eighty-five individuals with T2DM and 72 controls were examined. 33.3% of T2DM patients were diagnosed with chronic periodontitis compared with 21.7% of controls (p=0.077). Subjects with T2DM had significantly more sites with PD≥4 and ≥5 mm (p<0.01), and higher mean GR and BoP scores (p<0.01). Conclusion: This urban Sri Lankan population of subjects with T2DM demonstrated a compromised periodontal status compared with non-diabetic controls.

KW - Periodontitis

KW - Type 2 diabetes

U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01519.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01519.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 20653819

AN - SCOPUS:74049137149

SN - 0303-6979

VL - 37

SP - 165

EP - 171

JO - Journal of Clinical Periodontology

JF - Journal of Clinical Periodontology

IS - 2

ER -