title: Reduction of HbA1c levels following nonsurgical treatment of periodontal disease in type 2 diabetics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A study was made of the effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment upon blood glucose control in type 2 diabetics with periodontal disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pre-post repeated measures analytical design was used, with a PubMed search of the related articles published up until December 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The improvement in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) after nonsurgical periodontal treatment on comparing the baseline (8.0290+/-1.5539) and final values (7.7806+/-1.5636) was 0.2483+/-0.1171, and proved statistically significant (p=0.042).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A decrease in HbA1c was observed after treatment, thus indicating improved blood glucose control in type 2 diabetics with periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: José Ma
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montoya-Carralero
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saura-Pérez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canteras-Jordana
authors.forename: Isabel Ma
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Morata-Murcia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human