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Awareness Of Morphological Alteration In Dentition In Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Among Dentists
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DR SAM JOHN, DR MADHULAXMI M
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is an autoimmune disease that leads to the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. As altered endocrine functions may affect the shape and size of teeth leading to dental anomalies, studies have proved to predict the occurrence of these anomalies in patients suffering from type I diabetes mellitus. This study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of the morphological alterations in dentition of type I diabetes mellitus patients among dentists. A cross sectional, questionnaire based study was conducted among 500 dental professionals using 8 closed ended relevant questions. The collected data were consolidated and statistically analysed using IBM SPSS Version 20. This study revealed that only 38.8% dentists were aware that DM type 1 shows dental anomalies. Only 6% of the participants were aware of the fact that microdontia was the most common morphological alteration in dentition seen in DM Type 1 patients. And it was found that just 16.0% of participants were aware of all the morphological alterations in dentition of type 1 DM patients. It's established from this study the lack of knowledge about dental anomalies in DM among dental professionals. This study hopes to shed light on the importance of awareness to know the oral clinical findings in DM by dentists which will help in early and timely diagnosis of disease thereby aiding in their early management.
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diabetes mellitus, type I, type II, dental anomalies
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP1.387
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