Diabetes and Periodontitis: A medical perspective

Abstract

Diabetes and periodontitis are both chronic inflammatory diseases, which contribute significantly to morbidity and are a major health care burden. There have always been supposed bidirectional links between the two diseases. The exact mechanism of how one affects the other still remains a mystery although various theories are postulated. However, we do know that the treatment of one favorably affects the other.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• diabetes complications
• periodontitis