title: Periodontal and caries experience in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This study compared the periodontal and caries experience of young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with a nondiabetic population of the same age. The plaque scores of children with IDDM were statistically higher. The caries experience of a child with closely monitored IDDM and a family history of diabetes was significantly lower than that of a child with IDDM and no such family history, even though the gingival and plaque indexes of both children were the same.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goteiner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deasy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goteiner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010512:Periodontal Index