The assessment of two-way relationship between periodontal diseases and diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

Periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus have been said to have a two-way relationship, with diabetes leading to oral disease and periodontitis exacerbating hyperglycemia. The universal biologic mechanisms and demographic and behavioral risk drivers, underlying these associations in both directions, are also described.

Keywords

• periodontal disease
• diabetes mellitus
• two-way relationship