Prevalence Of Periodontitis In Patients With Controlled And Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is recognized as an important risk factor for more severe and progressive periodontitis, infection or lesions resulting in the destruction of tissues and supporting bone that form the attachment around the tooth. Periodontal disease has been reported as the sixth complication of diabetes mellitus, along with neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and microand macrovascular diseases. The main objective was to find out the prevalence of periodontitis in patients with controlled and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM). This is an institutional based retrospective study conducted among 100 outpatients with controlled DM and 100 patients with uncontrolled DM who reported to Private Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai from June 2019 to March 2020. Data regarding the periodontal status was collected and analysed. Differential and inferential statistics were done for data summarization and presentation. The present study showed that out of 200 patients with DM, 50 (25%) had gingivitis and 150 (75%) had periodontitis. Also, periodontitis was more prevalent in patients with uncontrolled DM (91%) than patients with controlled DM (59%). There was a statistically significant association between systemic health status and periodontal disease status. Within the limits of the present study, periodontitis was more prevalent in patients with uncontrolled DM than patients with controlled DM.