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Diabetes and Oral Health: A Two-way Street

Posted by ratna bajpai on Thu, 20 Apr 2017

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Diabetes mellitus is a condition affecting millions of people worldwide. The Type 2 epidemic continues to grow with the concurrent rise of obesity and deteriorating lifestyle behaviors. What remains a lesser known fact is that there exists a “two-way” relationship between diabetes and oral health, with one influencing the other. How does diabetes affect the mouth? Diabetes alters the immune response of the body to bacterial challenges. It also impairs the ability of the tissues to repair themsel... Read More

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