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Initial study of periodontal status in non-insulin-dependent diabetics in Mauritius
A A Morton1, R W Williams, T L Watts
1Department of Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, United Medical and Dental Schools, London, UK.
Objectives:
Investigation of Mauritian non-insulin diabetic periodontal health.
Methods:
In Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, 24 patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were matched by age with 24 controls. Because matching was incomplete for gender and race, the groups were treated as independent for data analysis. Operator-blind scores were recorded for the presence of plaque, bleeding on probing, probing depth, recession and probing attachment level.
Results:
When variations in plaque and age were taken into account, there was a significant difference in probing attachment level between the groups (diabetic mean = 4.16 mm, control mean = 3.09 mm), and an effect of gender on gingival bleeding which may relate to tobacco smoking.
Conclusion:
In an isolated community with a 13% prevalence of NIDDM, this study confirms previous periodontal findings regarding the effect of the disease.
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