بررسي شاخص نيازهاي درماني CPITN در افراد ديابتي

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic commonly associated with periodontal disease . Periodontal disease has been hailed as the sixth complication of diabetes . The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence and deverity of periodontal disease in diabetic patients by using CPITN index. A comparison was made between 264 diabetic patients ( NIDDM , 226 , IDDM , 38) from Yazd. Diabetes center and 246 control subjects from oral disease department of Yazd dental school . The spss program (non parametric chi-square test ) was used for statistical analysis . We concluded that the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in diabetics is more than nondiabetic populations . We also found that there is significant correlation between the increase of age and prevalence of periodontal disease in all groups . In diabetic patients , there is a significant correlation between duration of diabetes ( up to 4 years ) and prevalence and severity of periodontal disease. Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in the two type of diabetes the same.