Volume 3 Issue 6 (November - December, 2017)

Original Articles

Assessment of Oral Manifestations in Diabetic Persons in Jammu population- A Cross-Sectional Study
Mohammad Shafi Dar, Rubeena Anjum, Mandeep Kaur

Background: Diabetes mellitus represents a group of metabolic diseases and diminished salivary flow is a common oral feature of diabetes and may or may not include symptoms of a burning sensation in the mouth or tongue and concomitant enlargement of the parotid salivary glands. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the prevalence of oral lesions in diabetic patients. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment prevalence of oral lesions among diabetic patients. We selected a total of 25 diabetic patients who reported to the department of oral pathology. After physical examination, patients who presented lesions associated with diabetes were instructed and referred to appropriate treatment when necessary. During the clinical examination, all the data was recorded. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Candidiasis, gingivitis and petechial lesions were the most commonly encountered lesions in the present study, seen in 4, 3 and 2 cases respectively Conclusion: Oral lesions are presently in diabetic patients. Key words: Diabetes, Lesions, Oral, Prevalence. Corresponding author: Dr. Mohammad Shafi Dar, Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Indira Gandhi Govt Dental College, Jammu. This article may be cited as: Dar MS, Anjum R, Kaur M. Assessment of Oral Manifestations in Diabetic Persons in Jammu population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(6):36-38.

 
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