Saúde bucal x diabetes

Abstract

Study by reviewing the literature that deals with the correlation between diabetes mellitus and oral health, seeking answers to the problems of caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene and other infections of the oral cavity that affect diabetics. It is hoped that this study may clarify the mechanism of the disease for better care of patients who have these problems, applying preventive programs, therefore they represent a group that requires special attention. It is proposed preventive measures, curative and therapeutic-specific risks to organic changes in general. It is assumed that the diabetic patient is more susceptible to injury and dysfunction have local or systemic. OBJECTIVE: To show the importance of prevention of oral infections in diabetic patients and its relationship to glycemic control in these patients. METHODOLOGY: This work is a review of the literature on diabetes mellitus and oral health, carried out a bibliographic review of scientific articles, books, monographs and dissertations related to the subject obtained by seeking information on the basis of virtual BBO data, Scielo and Google Guide in Portuguese and English using the keywords: Oral Health and Diabetes. CONCLUSION: It is important to know the correlation between oral health and diabetes, contributing to such patients remain metabolically compensated.