Periodontal infections and diabetes mellitus: when will the puzzle be complete?
J Clin Periodontol 2007; 34: 913–916 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01140.x
Division of Periodontics, Section of Oral and
Diagnostic Sciences, Columbia UniversityCollege of Dental Medicine, New York, NY,USA
Lalla E. Periodontal infections and diabetes mellitus: when will the puzzle becomplete? J Clin Periodontol 2007; 34: 913–916. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01140.x.
The article in last month’s issue of the
that diabetes increases the risk for perio-
dontitis by twofold (Papapanou 1996).
the past 12 months (Engebretson et al.
including 19,245 individuals 5–78 years
similar extent of periodontal diseases in
et al. 2007, Lim et al. 2007, Jones et al.
a limitation of the latter report, acknowl-
of studies with significant heterogeneity,
i.e., very different study populations and
conditions, focuses on the topic of perio-
state with the opportunity of the January
disease duration appear to play a role in
issue Jones et al. (2007a, b) study, high-
the level of risk for periodontal diseases,
what are the effects of periodontitis and
adults reported that the level of glycae-
diabetic patients is scant, as is informa-
severity and extent of periodontitis.
ades of reports regarding the association
in several reports, although some studies
that diabetic patients are at significantly
(2001) and Mealey & Oates (2006).
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might affect the diabetic state, is rather
(p 5 0.82)’’ without any further expla-
and E-selectin (Lalla et al. 2007b).
cations (i.e., cardiovascular disease and
usually have poor glycaemic control.
studying type 1 diabetes in this particu-
Saremi et al. 2005, Shultis et al. 2007).
pilot studies are of importance given the
cooperative with oral health-care habits)
has a positive systemic effect in patients
respectively, in diabetic individuals.
of other complications, this is of essence
that direct infection of the vascular wall
validated across all diabetic patients.
January issue of the journal (Jones et al.
spread of bacteria. Adjunctive antibiotic
affected individuals and this is the rea-
essential treatment strategy in both types
interested in participating patients were
of diabetes. Therefore, type of disease or
excluded. The authors adopted this strat-
egy because ‘‘it clearly left room for
quantify the effects of periodontal ther-
(i.e., the overall host burden). The treat-
range of poor control’’. Indeed, baseline
ment strategy in type 2 patients is argu-
456 patients, from 10 longitudinal perio-
further substantiates the concept that in
both disease types, the potential effects
À 1.5, 0.7). A larger, but still not statis-
requirements, lipid levels/profile, serum
authors reported that ‘‘the type of con-
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Periodontal infections and diabetes mellitus
support for the concept that periodontitis
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