Oral manifestations in patients with diabetes mellitus

Skin Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus

Skin disorders are common in diabetic patients and may also act as clues for diagnosis in undiagnosed cases. These manifestations may be summarized in five categories including non-infectious, infectious, treatment-related and miscellaneous manifestations as well as diabetic foot ulcer. The most common non-infectious disorder occurring in up to 70% of patients is diabetic dermopathy. Infectio...

Vestibulocochlear manifestations in patients with type I diabetes mellitus.

UNLABELLED Glucose metabolism has a significant impact on inner ear physiology, and small changes may result in hearing and balance disorders. AIM To investigate vestibulocochlear symptoms in patients with type I diabetes mellitus. STUDY DESIGN a cross-sectional study of a contemporary group. MATERIAL AND METHOD 30 patients referred from Clinical Hospital-UFPR to the Laboratory of Otoneur...

Vestibulocochlear manifestations in patients with type I diabetes mellitus Summary

Diabetes Mellitus—Its Manifestations in the Oral Cavity

Diabetes is a metabolic disease associated with insufficient insulin production in the pancreas, or increased demands for this substance. Early recognition of this disease is unfortunately not always easy. It has been observed that 12 per cent of the diabetic people present no clinical symptoms whatsoever. It is generally a disease of middle adult life, though diabetes in younger people is not ...

Oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus in complete denture wearers.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The oral mucosa has been reported to show a variety of changes in subjects with diabetes mellitus. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare diabetic and nondiabetic subjects wearing complete dentures with regard to salivary flow, salivary buffering capacity, denture retention, and oral mucosal lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty subjects, 30 with and 30 without ...