Erschienen in:
13.05.2021 | Short Communication
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontitis: Are diabetic patients aware about this bidirectional association?
verfasst von:
Federica Romano, Stefano Perotto, Sara Elamin Osman Mohamed, Marta Giraudi, Sara Bernardi, Marilena Durazzo, Gabriella Gruden, Mario Aimetti
Erschienen in:
Acta Diabetologica
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Ausgabe 9/2021
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Excerpt
Periodontitis is a highly prevalent chronic disease involving tooth-supporting tissues that leads to a systemic low-grade chronic inflammatory state, and thus it has been associated with many systemic diseases [
1]. Substantial evidence supports the bidirectional relationship between periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Periodontal inflammation negatively affects glycaemic control and increases the risk for T2DM complications; conversely T2DM enhances the risk for periodontitis onset and progression [
2]. Hence, periodontitis has been recognized as the sixth complication of T2DM. …