Title of article
The Prevalence of Median Rhomboid Glossitis in Diabetic Patients: A Case-Control Study
Author/Authors
Ghabanchi, J Department of Oral Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Andisheh Tadbir, A Department of Oral Pathology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Darafshi, R Department of Oral Prosthodontics - Dental School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Sadegholvad, M Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Pages
4
From page
503
To page
506
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common disorders of endocrine glands which has a
worldwide distribution and is a risk factor for oral pathology so; the purpose of the present study was to investigate
the association between median rhomboid glossitis (MRG) and DM.
Methods: We examined 202 Iranian patients with DM aged 10-86 years and 261 healthy subjects aged 10-28
years and the diagnosis of MRG was made based on clinical features.
Results: The examination indicated that 13 (6.43%) diabetic patients and 4 (1.53%) of control group had MRG.
There was a significant difference in the prevalence of MRG, between patients and control group. MRG showed
no association with other variables (age, sex, duration of DM, drugs, FBS, A1C).
Conclusion: In the present study the prevalence of MRG in diabetics was much higher than that of controls.
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus , Median rhomboid glossitis , Iran
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2011
Record number
2441768
Link To Document