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PADAYACHEE, S et al. Periodontal status in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes mellitus in a South African study population. S. Afr. dent. j. [online]. 2025, vol.80, n.10, pp.528-531. ISSN 0375-1562.  https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v80i10.21961.

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease (PD) can be considered a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus¹. The relationship between Type I Diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and periodontal disease (PD) has been less extensively studied compared to Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). According to the International Diabetic Federation , the number of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in 2021 was 1.2 million people with 184,100 newly diagnosed cases each year². This study investigated the periodontal status of adolescents with type 1 Diabetes in a South African population AIM: This study investigated the prevalence of periodontal disease in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in a South African population METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 58 adolescent patients diagnosed with T1DM. Periodontal parameters were evaluated to establish the periodontal status of these individuals. PD was diagnosed according to the American Academy of Periodontology and the European Federation of Periodontology 2017 classification^3,4 RESULTS: Findings of the 58 T1DM adolescents, showed 44 patients (75.86%) had gingivitis, 6 (10.34%) had periodontitis, and 8 (13.79%) adolescents showed a healthy periodontal status. When relating the individuals' diabetic control to their periodontal status; 7 of the 8 patients with clinical periodontal health, 40 of the 44 gingivitis patients, and 4 of the 6 periodontitis patients found uncontrolled diabetes; No statistically significant association between periodontal status and metabolic control, p=0.231 was found CONCLUSION: Despite a higher prevalence of periodontal disease compared to periodontal health among adolescents in the study, a correlation between periodontal diagnosis and metabolic control in adolescents with T1DM was not discernible which may be ascribed to limitations in the sample size. Therefore, future research endeavours should consider employing larger sample sizes to better elucidate potential relationships

Palavras-chave : Adolescents; Periodontitis; Type I Diabetes; Prevalence; Periodontal disease; Metabolic control.

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