title: Evaluation of Correlation of Blood Glucose and Salivary Glucose Level in Known Diabetic Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes mellitus is a chronic heterogenous disease in which there is dysregulation of carbohydrates, protein and lipid metabolism; leading to elevated blood glucose levels. The present study was conducted to evaluate the correlation between blood glucose and salivary glucose levels in known diabetic patients and control group and also to evaluate salivary glucose level as a diagnostic tool in diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total number of 250 patients were studied, out of which 212 formed the study group and 38 formed the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 250 patients, correlation was evaluated between blood glucose and salivary glucose values which on analysis revealed Pearson correlation of 0.073. The p-value was 0.247, which was statistically non significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Salivary glucose values cannot be considered as a diagnostic tool for diabetic individuals.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Siddharth Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Darshan Dental College & Hospital , Loyara, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India .
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Padmavathi
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Darshan Dental College & Hospital , Loyara, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India .
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, CODS , Davangere, India .
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mamatha
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Dafodyl Dental Clinic , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Sayak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sareen
keywords: Non invasive monitoring; Type I diabetes mellitus; Type II diabetes mellitus; Unstimulated salivary glucose