title: Dental lesions in adult diabetic patients.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the number of existing teeth, prevalence of endodontically treated teeth, periapical lesions, caries and restorations in diabetic patients by taking periapical radiographs. Forty-six patients with Type I diabetes and 40 patients with Type II diabetes participated in the study. The control group consisted of 50 patients. There were significant differences between patients with Type I and Type II diabetes in the mean number of missing teeth surfaces and existing teeth.
authors: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology at Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry in Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Ilgüy
authors: Dilhan
authors: D
authors: Ilgüy
authors: Gündüz
authors: G
authors: Bayirli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology