Association between periodontitis and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals living in rural Southern Brazil.

Rodrigo da Cunha Rossignollo TavaresGabriela Barbieri OrtigaraKaren Finger TatschCiandra Miraglia FerreiraJociana BoligonCarlos Heitor Cunha Moreira

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2021)

This study highlights the importance of the clinicians' awareness of the association between severe periodontitis and prediabetes allowing its early detection in the dental office.

Keyphrases

south africa
palliative care
early onset
oral health