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Higher rate of dental caries among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 27th, 2006

Children with type 1 diabetes mellitus have a higher rate of dental caries, which may be related to the metabolic control of the disease.

According to recent research from Lithuania, "The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship among type 1 diabetes mellitus, dental caries, and salivary status in children. The study comprised 68, 10- [to] 15-yr-old diabetics, and 68, age- and gender-matched nondiabetic controls."

J. Siudikiene and colleagues at the Kaunas University Medicine explained, "Diabetics were categorized into well-to-moderately controlled (HbA1c <9.0%) and poorly controlled (HbA1c {{>=}}9.0%)...

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