Influencia de la diabetes mellitus tipo ii en el tejido periodontal. Revisión bibliográfica

Abstract

It is a silent and metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels. One of the consequences of this disease is that the body cannot regulate the amount of blood sugar which causes tissue a series of problems at the time of healing. When the dentist decides to attend a diabetic patient, it is important to know what type of diabetes you have, in order to generate adequate dental treatment. Objectives. To decide the influence of diabetes mellitus type two pathologies presenting periodontal support tissues. Materials and methods. A literature review was conducted to obtain updated through scientific papers of the last four years from 2006 to 2015 information, based on the influence of diabetes mellitus type 2 in periodontal tissue support. The existing literature on the different sources of information, such as articles of general and specialized journals available electronically; those publications referenced in the last four years, published in Spanish and English were included. Search in a database such as Scielo and PubMed. Results. The data collection was carried out through the electronic databases Pubmed, using terms that are considered in MeSH (Medical Subejct Headings) as to the subject if there are contemplated. Studies so far have shown a two-way relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease, so the medical and dental professional should be aware of these relationships for proper diagnosis and treatment of patients. In certain studies show that the disease is prevalent in men and women aged from 40 years to 80 years where it is possible to detect a greater extent DM2 with periodontal disease.