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Endocrinology and periodontal disease

Are your patients with metabolic disease receiving periodontal care?

What impacts the waistline also impacts the gumline. Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome are closely linked to periodontal health.

Screening and treating periodontal inflammation matters.

Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome are closely linked to periodontal inflammation and oral dysbiosis.
3x

Susceptibility to periodontitis is increased by approximately threefold in people with diabetes.

Preshaw, et al. PMID: 22057194

35%

Obesity is associated with approximately 35% greater odds of periodontitis.

Chaffee, et al. PMID: 20722533

40–70%

Individuals with metabolic syndrome demonstrate approximately 40–70% greater odds of periodontal disease.

Nibali, et al. PMID: 23386648

Periodontitis has been called “the sixth complication of diabetes” (Löe H. PMID: 8422804), and poor glycemic control is strongly associated with increased periodontal destruction and tooth loss (Taylor, et al. PMID: 8910827).

Definitive treatment of periodontal inflammation and dysbiosis is associated with improved glycemic control.

D’Aiuto, et al. PMID: 14742655

Periodontitis treatment is associated with a decrease in HbA1c that is similar to that seen with pharmacologic treatment in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Umezaki, et al. PMID: 40070580

Regular periodontal evaluations matter for overall health and quality of life.

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Managing metabolic health also means managing oral health
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Upcoming webinar

Working Together to Stop Diabetes

Presented by the Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA) in recognition of World Diabetes Day, with support from the Levi-Richman Integration Initiative.
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Upcoming event

Dr. Anuja Doshi presents to 2026 Diabetes Canada / CSEM Professional Conference

Dr. Doshi will present on “Beyond Blood Sugar: Dental and Dermatological Clues & Complications in Diabetes”
Levi-Richman Integration Initiative of the AAP Foundation
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