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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices and Sources of Information for Diabetic Patients in Lahore, Pakistan

¹ Shaikh Zayed Federal Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
² Department of Dentistry, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ayyaz Ali Khan, Dentistry, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan. E-mail: ayyazk@brain.net.pk

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	INTRODUCTION

 
Sustained hyperglycemia affects almost all tissues in the body (1), including those in the oral cavity (2). Oral complications of diabetes include xerostomia, opportunistic infections, greater accumulation of plaque, delayed wound healing, susceptibility to periodontal disease, oral paresthesia, and altered taste (2). Studies suggest a bidirectional adverse relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease; diabetes can aggravate periodontitis, and periodontitis can negatively affect control of diabetes (3,4). Therefore, preventive behaviors like brushing, flossing, and periodic dental visits, which have a positive correlation with better periodontal health (5), become paramount for diabetic patients (6). Oral hygiene behavior and seeking oral health care depend on a number of factors. Patients comply better with oral health care regimens when informed and positively reinforced. Lack of information is among the reasons for nonadherence to oral hygiene practices. Further, oral health attitudes and beliefs are significant for oral health behavior (7). A higher likelihood of seeking preventive dental care is found to be associated with dental knowledge (8). The motives prompting people to seek preventive dental care include the beliefs that one is susceptible to dental disease, that dental problems are serious, and that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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