title: A clinical study of the relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease.
abstract: The relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease is not clear, even though studied intensively. From the available data, it seemed reasonable to believe that diabetics were more susceptible to periodontal disease than non.diabetics.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study was to clinically evaluate the relationship of diabetes mellitus with periodontal disease along with various parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen hundred patients with diabetes mellitus were examined. A thorough oral examination was carried out and relevant history was recorded for all the patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that the prevalence of periodontal disease in diabetic patients was 86.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that poorer the glycemic control, and longer the duration of diabetes, the greater will be the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Y.C.M.M. and R.D.F's., Dental College, Vadgaon Gupta, Ahmednagar, India.
authors.forename: Neelima S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Rajhans
authors.forename: Ramesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kohad
authors.forename: Viren G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
authors.forename: Nilkanth H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mhaske