Valentim F B, Carneiro V C, da Costa Gomes P, Rosetti E P. The importance of integrated healthcare in the association between oral health and awareness of periodontitis and diabetes in type 2 diabetics. Oral Health Prev Dent 2021; 19: 1-6.
Vast majority of participants were previously treated for periodontitis without receiving proper oral health education.
The aims of this study were to assess the association of various factors with type 2 diabetics' awareness of periodontitis. Two hundred and eighty-eight type 2 diabetics were evaluated through a validated structured questionnaire. The average age of participants was 62 years, 82% were previously treated for periodontitis and 70% have never received information on periodontitis and its relationship with diabetes. A higher chance of participants having previously received information regarding periodontitis was associated with more than 8 years of schooling, daily flossing habit, presence of periodontitis and prior treatment for periodontitis. Regarding previously received information about periodontitis/diabetes relationship, significant associations were observed for more than 12 years of schooling and diabetes diagnosed more than 8 years ago. The vast majority of participants were previously treated for periodontitis without receiving proper oral health education.
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Wadia, R. Integrated healthcare - perio & diabetes. Br Dent J 230, 228 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2744-2
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