title: [Prevalence of buccal lesions on type 2 diabetes mellitus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to know the prevalence of buccal lesions on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its association with blood glycemia levels.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive cross-sectional study. Casual glycemia was practiced to 162 patients, who regularly attend public health services, and results from fasting blood glucose test were analyzed. A buccal examination and World Health Organization's community periodontal index and treatment needs (CPITN) was practiced. Descriptive statistics and bivaried analysis were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the woman:man relation was 3:1, age range from 17 to 80 years. Out of 99 patients with laboratory glycemia, 76 % was poorly controlled; 99 % showed at least one buccal lesion: 93.2 %, periodontal disease; 73.4 %, xerostomia and 28.4 %, erythematous candidiasis. Having bad controlled glucose, a group with xerostomia and erythematous candidiasis and another showed xerostomia plus erythematous candidiasis plus periodontal disease (OR = 3.5 and a value of p = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  presence of oral diseases is exhibited on patients with a poor glucose control. Medical attention results inefficient and insufficient and patients do not get orientation to understand their illness.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México. cancerma07@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Martha B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: González-Guevara
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Linares-Vieyra
authors.forename: Luis Enrique
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-de Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult