The Link Between Diabetes and Gingivitis: Don’t Ignore Your Oral Health

Dentists pointed out that diabetics have a 4.2 times higher risk of gingivitis. Don’t overlook oral health.

Date 4 Aug. 2023 time 19:26

Don’t overlook!! Dentists point out that diabetic patients are at 4.2 times more likely to develop gingivitis and provoke severe inflammation. Recommended for oral health checks every 3 months, Dr. Phairot Suratanavanich, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Medical Services, revealed that diabetes and periodontal disease are related and related Normally, the body has a hormone called “insulin” that binds sugar in the bloodstream to energy for various tissues in the body. Periodontitis can trigger inflammation throughout the system. Inflammation will interfere with the sugar control process, so when patients with severe periodontitis will increase the risk of insulin resistance in normal people. and if a patient in a group of diabetes It will affect the patient’s sugar level more difficult to control. Including having a higher chance of complications from diabetes as well Female dentist Dr. Sumana Phosrithong, Director of the Institute of Dentistry added that Gum disease and diabetes relationship and affect each other Because on the other hand, high blood sugar in diabetic patients. It can affect the condition of periodontitis as well. Because blood sugar can bind to certain proteins permanently. It stimulates destruction and inhibits tissue repair. which promotes the severity of periodontitis Patients with diabetes have a 4.2 times the risk of developing periodontitis. The severity of one disease results in the severity of another. which should pay attention to physical health and oral health at the same time and well prepared for treatment Because oral health is important to take care of. And is a doorway leading to good physical health as well, while female dentist Praewpailin Sompeewong, a specialized dentist Specialists in periodontology talk about periodontitis or pyorrhea caused by bacteria in plaque. produces a substance that destroys the tissue and bone that supports the teeth In addition, these bacteria can cause wounds in the area of ​​the surface up to 5-20 square centimetres. which is a channel for bacteria and various inflammatory substances into the bloodstream and may cause inflammation within the body by chronic inflammation of periodontitis or gum disease It can affect other organs in the body. Diabetes, on the other hand, can affect oral health as well. which in terms of treatment should be done together Because diabetic patients with periodontitis and receiving treatment will help reduce the use of insulin to control sugar levels. and in diabetic patients who control blood sugar levels in good amounts The risk of developing periodontitis in diabetic patients is not different from that of non-diabetic individuals. And follow up on treatment results regularly or every 3 months, which will result in good oral health and physical health simultaneously.

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