ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the influence of disease control, expressed by the mean values of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), in the oral health of children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM). Subjects and methods A cross sectional study involving 87 children and adolescents (59 girls), 10 ± 2.6 years old. The participants were divided into three groups: HbA1c ≤ 8%, 8% 10%. The duration of the disease, age and average HbA1c were obtained from their medical records. Oral health […]

Because children with type 1 diabetes (DM) are prone to diseases of the buccal cavity, in this transversal study we investigate the prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis and buccal alterations in 26 patients (16F/10M; average age: 10.3years) from the Diabetic Children’s Group at the Federal University Hospital of Santa Catarina, to verify possible correlations among the following variables: index of decayed, missing or filled permanent or deciduous teeth [DMFT or dmft], index of visible plaque [IVP], index of gum bleeding […]