Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in non-oral habit diabetic patients and normal subjects

Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Prof Dr Altaf Hussain Chalkoo, Dr. Rizwan Hamid, Dr. Saima Tariq, D. Prenika Sharma

Abstract :

 BACKGROUND:– The association between diabetic mellitus and oral mucosal lesions, especially oral lichen planus has been the

subject of much research but conclusion is controversial .The reported frequency of oral lichen planus in diabetes mellitus varies
from 1.6% to 85%
OBJECTIVE:– prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in non–oral habit diabetic patients and normal subjects
MATERIALS AND METHOD:– Cross sectional study involving 200 diabetic and 200 non diabetic control subjects without any
oral habits. Detailed oral examination was performed based on international criteria.
RESULTS:– A significantly greater proportion of subjects with DM(46%) had one or more OML in comparison to nondiabetics(
30%) patients. Patients with DM showed significantly greater prevalence of oral lichen planus, geographical tongue,
denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis (p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:– prevalence of OML was significantly higher in diabetic patients than non–diabetic

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Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Prof(Dr) Altaf Hussain Chalkoo, Dr.Rizwan Hamid, Dr. Saima Tariq, D. Prenika Sharma, Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in non-oral habit diabetic patients and normal subjects, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018


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