Comparison of Decayed, Missing or Filled Teeth (DMFT) Indexes between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients

摘要

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type 2, which is characterized by defects in both insulin secretion and action, accounts for the greater part of cases of diabetes. The prevalence of type 2 DM is increases with age.Objective: This study was to compare DMFT index among non-diabetic and diabetic patients with non-insulin dependent DM.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. The study includes 49 randomly sampled dentate adults aged 35 years old to 65 years old including 23 diabetic and 26 non-diabetics patients. Questionnaires were used to collect data on oral self care, self perceived oral health and problems faced by diabetic patients. The presence of dentine caries was clinically diagnosed on tooth surfaces by visual examination and probing, following the guidelines of the WHO (1987).Results: The main finding is that DMFT index in diabetic patients was higher (P < 0.05) compared to non-diabetic patients. The mean value of decay was significantly higher in the diabetic group that was 6.70 (SD = 2.067) compared to non-diabetic group 3.81 (SD = 1.772). The means for DMFT was significantly higher in diabetic group 13.52 (SD = 3.694) than in the non-diabetic group 9.73 (SD = 2.496) and this affected a total DMFT means of 11.33 (SD = 2.787).Conclusion: The frequency of sugar consumption was higher in patients with diabetes than in controls. In diabetes group, caries development was a result of the combination of the disease-related factors and oral hygiene management, which at the end of the day comes back to personal behavior.