RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical implication of blood glucose monitoring in general dental offices: the Ehime Dental Diabetes Study
JF BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
JO BMJ Open Diab Res Care
FD American Diabetes Association
SP e000151
DO 10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000151
VO 3
IS 1
A1 Harase, Tadahiro
A1 Nishida, Wataru
A1 Hamakawa, Tomohiro
A1 Hino, Satoshi
A1 Shigematsu, Kenji
A1 Kobayashi, Satoru
A1 Sako, Hirofumi
A1 Ito, Shirou
A1 Murakami, Hajime
A1 Nishida, Kei
A1 Inoue, Hiroshi
A1 Fujisawa, Masahito
A1 Yoshizu, Hiroshi
A1 Kawamura, Ryoichi
A1 Takata, Yasunori
A1 Onuma, Hiroshi
A1 Shimizu, Keita
A1 Hamakawa, Hiroyuki
A1 Osawa, Haruhiko
YR 2015
UL http://drc.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000151.abstract
AB Objective We examined whether general dentists can contribute to the detection of patients with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes by monitoring blood glucose in dental clinics.Research design and methods A total of 716 patients who visited clinics for dental treatment were enrolled and classified into 3 groups (mild, moderate, and severe) according to Kornman's criteria for periodontitis. The correlations between the casual blood glucose level, presence or absence of the history of diabetes, and/or severity of periodontitis were evaluated.Results 68 patients (9.5%) had hyperglycemia (blood glucose ≥200 mg/dL). Of these patients, 20 (29.4%) did not have a history of diabetes. Blood glucose tended to be higher with greater periodontitis severity. Of the 3 groups, the severe periodontitis group had the highest proportion of patients with hyperglycemia (p<0.0001).Conclusions Patients with dental problems could be screened for diabetes, especially undiagnosed diabetes. General dentists could function as practitioners to screen for diabetes.Trial registration number UMIN-CTR 000014877.