The association between diabetic retinopathy and periodontal disease
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to study the association between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and periodontal disease (PD) in a South Indian cohort. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, observational, interdisciplinary hospital-based study wherein patients with diabetes mellitus visiting the ophthalmology department of a university teaching hospital in coastal Karnataka, south India, during the study period, were screened independently for retinopathy by an ophthalmologist and PD by a periodontal surgeon. All the patients were above 18 years of age and did not have juvenile or gestational diabetes. A total of 213 patients consented to participate in the study. The data were analyzed for association using the Chi-square test. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant association between the presence of DR and PD (P = 0.02). The increasing severity of DR was associated with an increase in the components of PD including plaque index (P < 0.001) and gingival index (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: There is a significant association between DR and PD. The awareness of this association can aid in the screening of potentially sight-threatening retinopathy in diabetics presenting to the dental clinic with PD.
First Page
167
Last Page
170
DOI
10.4103/1319-4534.310412
Publication Date
7-1-2020
Recommended Citation
Tandon, Akash; Kamath, Yogish; Gopalkrishna, Pratibha; and Saokar, Asmita, "The association between diabetic retinopathy and periodontal disease" (2020). Open Access archive. 1366.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/1366
