Importância do tratamento periodontal em pacientes com diabetes mellitus na atenção básica

Abstract

The Family Health Program should prioritize the care of diabetic patients, to put it is a disease that interferes with lifestyle and other systemic conditions such as periodontal disease. This paper presents a literature review of Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease. Research was carried out in scientific papers published over the past five years, aiming to guide the dental care of patients with this chronic illness in the PSF-02 of Carmo da Cachoeira/MG. Diabetes mellitus is an important factor in the incidence and prevalence of periodontal disease, as well as periodontal disease may have an influence on the metabolic control of diabetes. Finally it is important that the oral health team to develop educational activities in partnership with other professionals, alerting the population about the risk factors of diabetes mellitus, signs and symptoms, complications of the disease without the ideal control and warn of the importance good oral hygiene, which will contribute to good oral and general health of the individual.