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. 1990 Oct;121(4):532-6.
doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1990.0211.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease

M Shlossman  1 , W C Knowler, D J Pettitt, R J Genco
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease

M Shlossman et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 1990 Oct.

Abstract

The relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease was evaluated in 2,878 Pima Indians of the southwestern United States. Two independent measures of periodontal disease, probing attachment loss and radiographic bone loss, were used to compare prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. In all age groups studied, subjects with diabetes had a higher prevalence of periodontal disease, indicating that diabetes may be a risk factor for periodontal disease.

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