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Investigation Of The Dmft Index Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients With A 5-Year Interval Cross Sectional Study, Oğuzhan Altun, Numan Dedeoğlu, Duygu Çelik Özen, Edanur Topaloğlu, Begüm Özemre

Future Dental Journal

Aim: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease with insulin deficiency or dysfunction. Notably, T2DM also has clinical and radiological implications in the oral region. This study aims to evaluate the changes in decay, missed, and filled teeth (DMFT) indexes on panoramic radiographs of T2DM patients at the end of a five-year follow-up and compare them with the control group.

Materials and Methods: Two panoramic radiographs taken five years (mean 5.32±0.24) apart from each of the 92 patients (46 T2DM and 46 healthy) were evaluated. The DMFT index was calculated in a total of 184 panoramic …

A Comparative Study Of Coronary Risk Factors Between Urban And Rural Diabetics In Gaza Strip, Akram Al-Taher

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) is seen in DM patients who smoke, have lipid abnormalities and hypertension and are obese.
Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the lipid profile levels and other CHD risk factors among DM patients in an urban region (Gaza governorate) with those of the rural region (the eastern region of Khanyounis Governorate) of Gaza Strip. Methods: The study is cross-sectional and included 200 DM patients, aged 10-65 years, whose diabetes …