NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Am J Med Sci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 April 01. Published in final edited form as: NIH-PA Author Manuscript Am J Med Sci. 2013 April ; 345(4): 271–273. doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31828bdedf. Oral Health and...
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Am J Med Sci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 April 01. Published in final edited form as: NIH-PA Author Manuscript Am J Med Sci. 2013 April ; 345(4): 271–273. doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31828bdedf. Oral Health and Type 2 Diabetes Renata S. Leite1,2,*, Nicole M. Marlow2,3, and Jyotika K. Fernandes4 1Division of Periodontics, College of Dental Medicine 2Center for Oral Health Research, College of Dental Medicine 3Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Medicine 4Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been described as a new epidemic. Approximately 285 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, and this number is predicted to increase by about NIH-PA Author Manuscript 50% by year 2030.This article will review oral health manifestations of diabetes, and discuss associations between periodontal disease and diab
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