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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children
Published on: December 31, 2017
[Periodontal disease in juvenile diabetics and non-diabetics]
V Domínguez Rojas1, L Calatrava Larragán, P Ortega Molina
1Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia Facultad Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Background:
Knowing the prevalence of periodontal disease, to identify some associated variables in youth population. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DMID) has been included as a common variable.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study over 383 individuals, 11 to 18 years old. Chi square and Odds ratio (95% confidence limits) have been determined.
Results:
Periodontal disease prevalence is 37.53%. An epidemiological and statistical association were found with: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, low social class, poor dental hygiene and plaque index over 0.20.
Conclusions:
Juvenile diabetic population must be considered as a high risk group for periodontal disease.
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