[Cariogenic risk assessment in a group of diabetic patients]
Iulia Mirela Nunchievici1, St Lăcătuşu
1Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Catedra Odontologie-Parodontologie.
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The aim of this study is to bacteriologically investigate the oral environment in patients with diabetes and thereby reveal their influence on the incidence of caries.
Material And Method:
We compared oral microbial flora between patients with diabetes (n=40) and healthy people (n=38). Cariogenic bacteria were identified according to Dentocult System.
Results:
When comparing between patients with diabetes and healthy people, the detected number of cariogenic bacteria in the patients with diabetes were significantly higher than in healthy people.
Conclusion:
The findings suggest that patients with diabetes tend to have a higher risk of dental caries than the control.
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