title: [Periodontal disease in juvenile diabetics and non-diabetics].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Knowing the prevalence of periodontal disease, to identify some associated variables in youth population. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DMID) has been included as a common variable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study over 383 individuals, 11 to 18 years old. Chi square and Odds ratio (95% confidence limits) have been determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Periodontal disease prevalence is 37.53%. An epidemiological and statistical association were found with: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, low social class, poor dental hygiene and plaque index over 0.20.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Juvenile diabetic population must be considered as a high risk group for periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia Facultad Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Domínguez Rojas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calatrava Larragán
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortega Molina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astasio Arbiza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez Bravo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Pereda García
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García Nuñez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Enfermedad periodontal en diabéticos juveniles y no diabéticos.