title: [Periodontal diseases and treatment needs in diabetes type 2].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease and the needs for treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) in a rural population.
  
  
  METHODS
  a transversal descriptive study with bivariate analysis was carried out. Gender, age, smoking habit and blood glucose levels were obtained from the clinical files in 94 cases. A periodontal examination was carried out by the Periodontal Index of Community Treatment Needs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the ratio woman-man was 3:1. Age rate was from 35 to 75 years, with a mean of 53.4. Fifty two percent of the subjects had been diagnosed in the last five years; 78 percent of the subjects were moderately and badly controlled on diabetes parameters; 96.8 percent of the individuals had moderate to severe periodontal disease with the need for specialized periodontal treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the chronic mouth infections should be seriously considered for an adequate metabolic control of diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México. celin2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Linares-Vieyra
authors.forename: Martha Beatriz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: González-Guevara
authors.forename: Luis Enrique
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-de Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*