Diabetes
Summary:
The title of my article is "Diabetes and Oral Health". Diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease that is gaining ground as a global epidemic and is a major public health concern in the U.S. This article shows that patients diagnosed with diabetes have poorer oral health than patients without diabetes. The relationship between diabetes and the oral health diseases include; periodontitis, dental caries, xerostomia, oral lesions, burning mouth syndrome and tooth loss. They did a study with 443 adult patients, 77 whom were diagnosed with diabetes and 366 patients who did not have diabetes. There were 43.3% who had diabetes and good oral hygiene and 59.3% with good oral hygiene and without diabetes. 14% with diabetes had tooth mobility whereas only 8% with patients without diabetes. 19% of the patients with diabetes had caries and 13% without diabetes had caries. 31.5% of patients with diabetes said that they brushed their teeth more than one time a day and 49.0% of patients without diabetes said they brushed more than once per day. What I am taking away from doing this journal article is that not all patients understand the importance of good oral hygiene and the effects that diabetes has on their oral health. when it comes to diabetes and the oral cavity it is crucial as a hygienist to understand the importance and being able to educate our patients on keeping their mouth clean and able to reach those hard areas, we also want to make sure they understand how important it is to keep up on their routine cleanings whether its 3 months or 6 month intervals.
Personal Reflection:
I chose this condition because I know how much it affects so many people today and I know how prevalent it will be on a routine day in the dental office. I also chose this because I have a couple family members that have diabetes and I know how much it has affected their lives. Again my father is one of them, he lives alone and does not eat as good as he should be and if he does not start watching what he is eating it is not going to be good for him. When it comes to his oral cavity he just recently got a full upper and lower denture so i am sure the diabetes contributed to that as well.
Additional Information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/
This is a very good informational site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrotOPgSkR4
The title of my article is "Diabetes and Oral Health". Diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease that is gaining ground as a global epidemic and is a major public health concern in the U.S. This article shows that patients diagnosed with diabetes have poorer oral health than patients without diabetes. The relationship between diabetes and the oral health diseases include; periodontitis, dental caries, xerostomia, oral lesions, burning mouth syndrome and tooth loss. They did a study with 443 adult patients, 77 whom were diagnosed with diabetes and 366 patients who did not have diabetes. There were 43.3% who had diabetes and good oral hygiene and 59.3% with good oral hygiene and without diabetes. 14% with diabetes had tooth mobility whereas only 8% with patients without diabetes. 19% of the patients with diabetes had caries and 13% without diabetes had caries. 31.5% of patients with diabetes said that they brushed their teeth more than one time a day and 49.0% of patients without diabetes said they brushed more than once per day. What I am taking away from doing this journal article is that not all patients understand the importance of good oral hygiene and the effects that diabetes has on their oral health. when it comes to diabetes and the oral cavity it is crucial as a hygienist to understand the importance and being able to educate our patients on keeping their mouth clean and able to reach those hard areas, we also want to make sure they understand how important it is to keep up on their routine cleanings whether its 3 months or 6 month intervals.
Personal Reflection:
I chose this condition because I know how much it affects so many people today and I know how prevalent it will be on a routine day in the dental office. I also chose this because I have a couple family members that have diabetes and I know how much it has affected their lives. Again my father is one of them, he lives alone and does not eat as good as he should be and if he does not start watching what he is eating it is not going to be good for him. When it comes to his oral cavity he just recently got a full upper and lower denture so i am sure the diabetes contributed to that as well.
Additional Information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/
This is a very good informational site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrotOPgSkR4
References:
Souto, S., Souto, E., Braga, D., & Medina, J. (2011). Prevention and current onset delay approaches of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). European Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology, 67(7), 653-661. doi:10.1007/s00228-011-1038-z
Souto, S., Souto, E., Braga, D., & Medina, J. (2011). Prevention and current onset delay approaches of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). European Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology, 67(7), 653-661. doi:10.1007/s00228-011-1038-z