Diabetes mellitus and poor glycemic control increase the occurrence of coronal and root caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ana Karolina Almeida de LimaJuliana Amorim Dos SantosCristine Miron StefaniAdriano de Almeida de LimaNaile Dame-Teixeira

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)

Dental caries can be an oral sign to indicate poor glycemic control in individuals with DM. Strategies to prevent root caries should be adopted in individuals with type 2 DM. Besides, dental and medical treatments should synergistically explore whether dietary habits are healthy for controlling both, DM and caries.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
oral health
type diabetes
blood glucose
weight loss
insulin resistance
risk assessment
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue