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 Tadahiro Harase
A1 Wataru Nishida
A1 Tomohiro Hamakawa
A1 Satoshi Hino
A1 Kenji Shigematsu
A1 Satoru Kobayashi
A1 Hirofumi Sako
A1 Shirou Ito
A1 Hajime Murakami
A1 Kei Nishida
A1 Hiroshi Inoue
A1 Masahito Fujisawa
A1 Hiroshi Yoshizu
A1 Ryoichi Kawamura
A1 Yasunori Takata
A1 Hiroshi Onuma
A1 Keita Shimizu
A1 Hiroyuki Hamakawa
A1 Haruhiko Osawa
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.