Abstract
This study compared the periodontal and caries experience of young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with a nondiabetic population of the same age. The plaque scores of children with IDDM were statistically higher. The caries experience of a child with closely monitored IDDM and a family history of diabetes was significantly lower than that of a child with IDDM and no such family history, even though the gingival and plaque indexes of both children were the same.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 277-279 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dentistry(all)