Periodontal

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According to multiple studies, diabetics are at an increased risk of severe periodontitis. This association relationship appears to be bi-direction, meaning the presence of periodontal disease may hinder glycemic control in diabetes….

Severity of periodontal disease between type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients….

In a new trial, researchers find that normal periodontal therapy doesn’t improve glycemic control for patients with type 2 diabetes. However, our Advisory Board member, Maria Ryan, DDS, PH.D, has a somewhat different take on these results….

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PerioChip for Periodontal Disease  Dexcel Pharma Technologies has announced that PerioChip (chlorhexidine gluconate) is now available for the adjunctive treatment of adult periodontitis with a pocket depth (PD) ≥5mm, when used with scaling and root planning. Two multicenter studies have shown that patients who received PerioChip after scaling and root …

Oral Disease TREATMENT Can Help Control High Glycemic Levels San Francisco, CA (June 6, 2008) – Critical links between periodontal (gum) disease and the development of type 2 diabetes, as well as the development and progression of its complications, were reported here today in the first ever symposium presented by …

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD; Oana Carnu, DMD; Angela Kamer, DMD, PhD The pathogenesis of periodontal disease is complex because it reflects a combination of the initiation and maintenance of the chronic inflammatory process by a diverse microbial flora and its numerous bacterial products. The subsequent host response to this infection mediates …

Patients with diabetes who are treated for periodontal disease are less likely to see a physician and less likely to be hospitalized. Furthermore, they cost the healthcare system $1800 less per patient per year….

Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c. Having dentists find those patients with pre-diabetes and diabetes and then referring them to their primary care doctor could have a major impact on finding those patients much earlier in the progression of …