If Detected Early Diabetes More Diligently to the Dentist

Complications of diabetes often occur because the early symptoms of the disease is detected late. Diligently check their teeth can reduce this risk, because a variety of mouth and gum disorders are often associated with diabetes are undiagnosed.

Although not realized by an infected, diabetes or even pre-diabetes can be detected by dentists under the health condition of the oral cavity. Therefore, researchers from Columbia University emphasized the importance of diligently check their teeth and mouth.


'Periodontal disease (oral) is an early complication of diabetes and 70 percent of adults in the United States are diligent enough to check the dentist at least once a year,' said one researcher, Dr. Ira Lamster, as quoted from HealthDay, Friday (29 / 5 / 2011).

In a study published in the Journal of Dental Research, Dr. Lamster studied 600 patients who self-examined in a dental clinic. All respondents did not know or had never been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Of these, 350 patients of whom had at least one risk factor for type 2 diabetes in particular, triggered by unhealthy lifestyles. Risk factors in question include high blood pressure and obesity.

The patients who have risk factors are then examined his teeth, then hasinya analyzed. The results showed that patients who have risk factors for diabetes tend to have problems such as periodontal pockets of teeth and tooth formation (deep periodontal pocket).

These findings imply that with diligent dental and oral health check, which was detected not only tooth decay. If the symptoms of diabetes were also detected from the beginning, then the risk is much worse could have been avoided such as heart disease and stroke.