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Your dentist can help spot hidden diabetes cases

2022-11-14T15:52:53.572Z


Eight million people in Italy suffer from periodontitis, chronic inflammation of the gums that can lead to tooth loss, and they are 20% more likely to develop diabetes. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 14 - Eight million people in Italy suffer from periodontitis, chronic inflammation of the gums that can lead to tooth loss, and they are 20% more likely to develop diabetes.

On the other hand, about 4 million Italians with diabetes have periodontitis among the most frequent complications.

The Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP) focuses attention on the link between the two diseases, on the occasion of the World Diabetes Day which is celebrated on November 14th.


    Diabetes can damage various organs, such as the heart, kidneys and eyes, but also periodontal tissues, i.e. those that surround the root of and support it (gum and alveolar bone).

For this, dentists can help identify those most at risk of developing metabolic problems among their patients.

"Anyone with inflammation of the gums - explains Mario Aimetti, professor of Periodontology at the University of Turin and past president of Sidp - must be aware that they may have a greater risk of having undiagnosed forms of prediabetes. In this the dentist also plays an important role. in directing the patient with periodontal disease to perform a blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin check with a simple blood test.

a first screening of periodontal disease should be part of the diabetic visit.

The person with diabetes must be made aware by the diabetologist on the influence of periodontitis on diabetes, on the importance of correct oral hygiene and a periodontal examination ".


    To break the vicious circle between diabetes and periodontitis, Sidp together with the Italian Society of Diabetology (Sid) and the Medical Diabetes Association (Amd) have established criteria for the early diagnosis of the two diseases.

"A recent survey by Sidp together with Keystone has shown how the documents elaborated by the 3 scientific societies have begun to spread in the dentists' offices. It has emerged in fact that 54% of periodontologists evaluate the conditions of a possible prediabetes", explains Aimetti.

At the same time, "the diabetes specialist, thanks to the recommendations - he concludes - now has more awareness on how to intercept the gingival pathology early, directing the patient to the right professionals. On these issues, however, it is important that professional training and education continue".


    "Educating to protect the future" is also the motto of World Diabetes Day this year, which aims to spread knowledge about the disease to improve the lives of over 537 million people worldwide who suffer from it.

(HANDLE).


Source: ansa

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