Vnitr Lek 2011, 57(4):335-338

Diabetes mellitus and the oral cavity

I. Dřízhal^1,*, A. Šmahelová², Z. Šustová¹, E. Kovalová³

¹ Stomatologická klinika Lékařské fakulty UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta doc. MUDr. Radovan Slezák, CSc.

² II. interní klinika Lékařské fakulty UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Malý, CSc.

³ Soukromá zubní ordinace Prešov, Slovenská republika

The paper summarizes current knowledge on the diseases of the oral cavity that may be related to diabetes mellitus. It draws the attention to the symptoms that signify potential association between the oral cavity disease and so far undiagnosed diabetes. Attention is paid to a connection between type 2 diabetes and periodontitis, as it is known that diabetes mellitus may contribute to the development of periodontitis, although a reciprocal link also exists and decompensated diabetes may be improved when periodontitis is cured.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; oral cavity; relationship diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease; therapy of periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus

Received: November 14, 2010; Published: April 1, 2011  Show citation