Dental treatments

Among dental diseases, a higher prevalence of oral mucosal and periodontal diseases is observed in diabetic patients.

Important! Patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders should be tested for this during the dental visit.

Good oral hygiene, the correct choice of toothpaste and mouthwash is important. It should be remembered that diseases of the oral mucosa and periodontium are characterised by pain and also lead to premature tooth loss.

Because of their susceptibility to oral inflammation, diabetics should:

• regularly check the condition of their teeth;
• remove tartar and plaque (at least once a year);
• use rinses (astringent, antibacterial, bacteriostatic).

Important! Untreated periodontal disease can exacerbate diabetes.

In principle, there are no contraindications as to the types of dental treatment carried out. Among other things, a patient with diabetes can have dental implants inserted. However, several prerequisites must be fulfilled before the procedure is carried out - the procedure should be carried out by an experienced dentist and the patient must have documented stabilisation of the diabetes (continuously monitored blood sugar level, should be close to normal values).

A stabilised blood sugar level is a guarantee for the success of the implant procedure - unstabilised diabetes can result in impaired wound healing and therefore the likelihood that the procedure will fail.

Important! Because of the impaired immunity of diabetic patients, procedures involving tissue disruption (surgical procedures or procedures where bleeding may occur, e.g. scaling) are carried out under antibiotic protection.

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Stomatodiabetology

Cooperation between dentists and diabetologists is extremely important in the treatment of the diabetic patient. It fits in with the objectives of the World Dental Federation (FDI).

Important! The health of the oral cavity and the rest of the body are closely linked.

Specialised doctors are able to recognise abnormalities in the patient's general health on the basis of the condition of the teeth.

Important! There is a correlation between the presence of diabetes and parodontosis or tooth decay.

More and more people are suffering from diabetes, which has now become a disease of civilisation.

Important! In Poland, more than 2 million people have diabetes, and 5 million are pre-diabetic. Many people are living without a proper diagnosis - these are also patients of dental surgeries.

Dentodiabetology is a new concept that forecasts the potential for dentists to detect diabetes early when treating dental and periodontal disease. It turns out that dentists are the ones able to detect undiagnosed glycaemia at the earliest.

Important! Diabetes in its early stages manifests itself quite clearly in the oral cavity.