Epidemiological and clinical relationships between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease

• Main Author: Tin, Myo Han
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42336/1/Epi_DM_PD__relationships_presentation_by_Dr_TMH_in_Taipei_%286th__March%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42336/2/Wonca_%28APR%29_Taipei__Conference_presentation_by_Dr_Myo__%284_to_8th_March_2015%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42336/; http://www.wonca2015taipei.com/

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal disease (PD) are common chronic diseases in medical and oral health practices. DM is in increasing trends in both Malaysia (11.6% in 2006 to 22.6% in 2013) and Myanmar ( 11.8 % in 2003) while prevalence of unhealthy periodontal tissue among communit...