Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
1Srinisha M, 2*Anjaneyulu K
Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 2739-2749 | Published on: 14-11-2022
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic metabolic disorder which affects
millions of people. Oral cavity and contagious structures can be dramatically affected by
diabetes. However, there is a lack of consensus among researchers regarding the relationship
between DM and dental caries. Hence, the present study was carried out to assess the anterior
teeth caries prevalence among diabetic and nondiabetic adults.
Materials and methods: It is a retrospective, cross sectional study conducted among patients
visiting a University dental hospital in Chennai. Microsoft Excel was used for tabulation of the
parameters and then the data was exported to the SPSS software version 20.0. Descriptive
statistics and relation between variables was determined using the chi square test, where p0.05
was considered statistically significant.
Results: In the present study, The most common age group was 28-37 years (33.9%) . The
most common gender was found to be male (64.0%). Most of the patients were non diabetic
(71.8%) . Most of the patients had caries in both anterior and posterior teeth (33.9%). Majority
of the non-diabetic patients had caries in anterior teeth (26.6%) whereas diabetic patients had
dental caries in both anterior and posterior teeth (28.2%).
Conclusion: Within the limits of the study, Majority of the non-diabetic patients had caries in
anterior teeth whereas diabetic patients had dental caries in both anterior and posterior teeth
Keywords:
anterior teeth, diabetes, anterior dental caries, innovative technique