The state of the periodontal tissue in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

The study aimed was to study the state of periodontal tissues in 18 somatically healthy children and 109 children with type 1 diabetes, taking into account the duration and severity of the underlying disease. The examination results showed that changes in periodontal tissues are more pronounced in children with somatic pathology than in children without concomitant pathology. We have established that with a duration of diabetes more than five years, the papillary-marginal index was probably higher than in children with a duration of diabetes less than five years. The dependence of periodontal tissues on the level of glycemic control was monitored. In children with an optimal level of glycemic control, a soft degree of chronic catarrhal gingivitis was found, suboptimal - mild and moderate, and in children with a high level of glycemic control, a soft, moderate and severe course of HCG was detected. The number of sextants with bleeding also depended on the duration and severity of the course main disease.