Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
1Srinisha M, 2*Anjaneyulu K
Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 2750-2759 | Published on: 14-11-2022
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic metabolic disorder which affects
millions of people. At present, India has the highest incidence of diabetes worldwide. Several
oral lesions and conditions are associated with 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 posterior 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 posterior teeth (34.5%) 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
posterior teeth whereas diabetic patients had dental caries in both anterior and posterior teeth .
Keywords:
diabetes, dental caries, posterior teeth ,innovative technique