abstract introduction: diabetes increase salvia sugar and change its bacterial flora these changes destroy periodon-tal tissues. there are contravercies about affect of diabetes on periodontal tissues. in this study cpitn index that show intensity of periodontal damage was compared in insulin depended with healthy individual. methods and materials: in this study 132 cpitn index measured in 132 ...

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between periodontal disease and the blood glucose level among type II non-insulin dependent diabetic mellitus (NIDDM) subjects. Forty subjects, 20 in each group, of healthy and diabetic subjects, ages ranged 20-70 years, were examined at King Saud University, College of Dentistry. Clinical examination included frequency of oral hygiene pra...

Objectives :Increasing incidence of periodontal disease is a cause of concern and recognized potential public problem. The aim of this study was to understand the epidemiological profile of periodontal disease in rural population of Belgaum district, India. Materials and Methods ;1680 dentate adult subjects were examined from 12 villages in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, for prevalence of ...

Aim: To investigate changes in oral health behaviour and periodontal treatment needs among adults with diabetes one year after an oral health intervention. Methods: The study subjects consisted of 299 dentate adults with diabetes who were regular attenders at a diabetic clinic in Tehran, Iran. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the subjects’ oral health behavio...

The DI-S (simplified oral debris index), CPITN (Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs) and dmfs (dental caries experience in the primary dentition were recorded in 395 5-year-old black children living in rural and urban areas of Southern Africa. The DI-S and CPITN were grouped, independently and together, to examine their use as simple field methods of predicting dental caries. For eac...

The aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal status of Belarusian population in the different age groups.Epidemiological survey was undertaken among 2007 subjects at 9 age groups (15, 16, 17, 18, 20-24, 3544, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74) in different regions of Belarus in 2002 – 2003 . Periodontal status was assessed using CPITN index.. All data were recorded in the special examination form. Stati...