Chronic inflammatory periodontal disease in diabetic patients

Authors

  • Diana Rosa Morales Aguiar Policlínico “Chiqui Gómez Lubián”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Felisa Véitia Cabarrocas Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Pedro Padilla Frías Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Milagros Alegret Rodríguez Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

diabetes mellitus/prevention & control, periodontal diseases, oral hygiene

Abstract

An epidemiological-descriptive study was carried out in a group of diabetic patients from the University Clinic “Chiqui Gómez Lubián” in Santa Clara city. This study took place from January 2005 to January 2006, and involved 150 patients predominantly of male sex, with an average age of 59.12 years. The explorated variables were: periodontal state through the revised periodontal index, type of diabetes, evolution time of disease, applied drug-treatment, metabolic control, dental hygiene grade according to the revised dental hygiene index. The compilation process of data was made trough: document revision, interview, dental clinical exam and lab analysis. The applied statistical process let know that the prevalence (99.30%) and the seriousness of periodontal disease are closely related with dental hygiene and metabolic control of diabetes.

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Author Biographies

Diana Rosa Morales Aguiar, Policlínico “Chiqui Gómez Lubián”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Periodontología. Profesora Instructora del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Felisa Véitia Cabarrocas, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Periodontología. Profesora Auxiliar del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Pedro Padilla Frías, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Endocrinología. Profesor Auxiliar del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Milagros Alegret Rodríguez, Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Licenciada en Química. Máster en Bioquímica. Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud. Profesora Auxiliar del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

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Morales Aguiar DR, Véitia Cabarrocas F, Padilla Frías P, Alegret Rodríguez M. Chronic inflammatory periodontal disease in diabetic patients. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];1(2):13-22. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/345

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007): September-December

Section

Original Articles

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