TY - JOUR 
A1 - Segura-Egea, Juan José
AU - Jiménez-Pinzón, Alicia
AU - Ríos Santos, José Vicente
AU - Velasco Ortega, Eugenio
AU - Cisneros Cabello, Rafael
AU - Poyato Ferrera, Manuel María
T1 - High prevalence of apical periodontitis amongst type 2 diabetic patients
Y1 - 2005
SN - 01432885
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/5484
AB - The aim of this work is to study the prevalence of AP in patients with
 and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. In a retrospective cohort study, the
 records of 38 subjects with diabetes and 32 control
 subjects were examined. All participants underwent a
 full-mouth radiographic survey incorporating 14
 periapical radiographs. The periapical region of all
 teeth, excluding third molars, was examined. Periapical
 status was assessed using the periapical index
 score. Statistical analyses were conducted using the
 Cohen’s j test, analysis of variance and logistic
 regression. Apical periodontitis in at least one tooth was
 found in 81.3% of diabetic patients and in 58% of
 control subjects (P ¼ 0.040; OR ¼ 3.2; 95% CI ¼ 1.1–
 9.4). Amongst diabetic patients 7% of the teeth had AP,
 whereas in the control subjects 4% of teeth were
 affected (P ¼ 0.007; OR ¼ 1.8; 95% CI ¼ 1.2–2.8).
 Type 2 diabetes mellitus is significantly
 associated with an increased prevalence of AP.
KW - Diabetes - Mellitus
KW - Odontología - Enfermedades
KW - Diabetes - Complicaciones
KW - Odontología
LA - eng
ER -