FREQUENCY OF DENTAL CARIES AND LEVEL OF RISK AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

Authors

  • Sobia Malik Oral Health Sciences Department, Sheikh Zayed Medical College Lahore
  • Raheela Yasmeen Department of Oral Biology, Avesena Dental College Lahore
  • Rizwan Ahmed Department of Biochemistry, Independent Medical College Faisalabad
  • Iqra Manzoor Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College Faisalabad
  • Razia Rizwan Department of Physiology, Independent Medical College Faisalabad
  • Muhammad Kashif Riphah College of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University Faisalabad

Keywords:

Dental, Diabetes Mellitus, Oral Health, Risk

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To know the frequency of dental caries and level of risk among patients of type II diabetes mellitus.

 

METHOD: It was cross-sectional descriptive study in which 100 patients with type II diabetes mellitus visiting Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore were included. Frequency of dental caries was recorded through DMFT (Decayed, Missed, Filled, Teeth) index while risk of dental caries was assessed through 12 variables and each variable has one point. Risk of dental caries was divided into 3 categories such as low risk (0-4 points), moderate risk (5-8 points) and high risk (9-12 points). The collected data through questionnaire was analyzed by using SPSS 16.0.

 

RESULTS: Among 100 patients with diabetes mellitus, 87% (n=87) were females and 63% (n=63) were 41-50 years old. The diabetes duration among 59% (n=59) patients was more than 5 years. Patients had mean decayed tooth 2.2, missed tooth 2.3, filled tooth 0.1 and DMFT index of 5.0. High level of risk of dental caries was found in 32% (n=32) patients.

 

CONCLUSION: Study concluded that level of risk of dental caries development was high in Diabetes Mellitus patients.

Downloads

Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Malik, S., Yasmeen, R., Ahmed, R., Manzoor, I., Rizwan, R., & Kashif, M. (2020). FREQUENCY OF DENTAL CARIES AND LEVEL OF RISK AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS. Annals of Allied Health Sciences, 6(2). Retrieved from http://aahs.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/aahs/article/view/89

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020): Annals of Allied Health Sciences

Section

Articles

License

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

Most read articles by the same author(s)