A narrative review of Diabetes mellitus: An update for dentists
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Yazan Hassona; Awni Al Kayed; Alia Silawi; Alaa AL-Haddad
- Source
- Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 2-8 (2021)
- Subject
- Dental practice
Chronic condition
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine
complications
dentistry
diabetes
business.industry
RK1-715
General Medicine
English language
medicine.disease
Diabetes mellitus
Family medicine
Keywords diabetes
Narrative review
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1658-6816
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Dentists are increasingly encountered with patients affected by this chronic condition. Aim: To a review on updates in DM, dental management and emergencies. Methods: Database search was carried out in PubMed and Google scholar limited to articles of English language from 1998 to 2021 and pertaining to the keywords diabetes, orofacial manifestations , dental management diabetic emergency. A narrative review of this search is presented in this article. Results and Discussion: This article gives a concise update on DM and discuss the management of diabetic patients in a dental setting. Conclusion: Discussion of the possible orofacial manifestations of DM and management of diabetic emergencies is emphasized for efficicient dental practice.