Review Article

Prevalence of Oral Mucosal Disorders in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Compared with a Control Group

Table 1

General characteristics of selected studies.

⁢Guggenheimer et al., 2000 [20]⁢Saini et al., 2010 [21]⁢Bastos et al., 2011 [22]⁢Mohsin et al., 2014 [23]

Type of study⁢Cross-sectional⁢Cross-sectional⁢Cross-sectional⁢Cross-sectional

Country⁢USA⁢Malaysia⁢Brazil⁢Pakistan

Patients recruited at⁢Department of Oral Medicine, ⁢University of PittsburghEndocrinology Clinic of Medical Hospital and Department of Dental School⁢Clinic of Periodontics, Estadual ⁢Paulista University⁢Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology

Sample⁢673⁢840⁢257⁢800
Cases
405
Controls
268
Cases
420
Controls
420
Cases
146
Controls
111
Cases
395
Controls
405

Age (years) ⁢32.5 ± 0.3Cases
52.96 ± 10.52
Controls
51.80 ± 11.58
Cases
53.10 ± 7.9
Controls
51.4 ± 10.3
⁢Male 51 ± 8.85
⁢Female 49 ± 8.9
Cases
33 ± 0.4
Controls
31.8 ± 0.49
Cases
Male 53 ± 9.8
Female 53 ± 8.8
Controls
Male 48 ± 7.2
Female 44 ± 5.8

Gender⁢Male, 312
⁢Female, 361
⁢Male, 352
⁢Female, 488
⁢Male, 109
⁢Female, 148
⁢Male, 482
⁢Female, 318
Cases
Male, 204
Female, 201
Controls
Male, 108
Female, 160
Cases
Male, 185
Female, 235
Controls
Male, 167
Female, 253
Cases
Male, 56
Female, 90
Controls
Male, 53
Female, 58
Cases
Male, 212
Female, 183
Controls
Male, 270
Female, 135

Type of DM⁢T1DM⁢T1DM, 29
⁢T2DM, 391
⁢T2DM⁢T2DM

Period of time with DM⁢U8,36 ± 6.08 years:
<5 years: 170 (40,5%)
6–10 years: 138 (32,9%)
>10 years: 112 (26,7%)
⁢<10 years: 36 (24.7%)
⁢≥10 years: 110 (75.3%)
⁢U

Treatment for DM⁢Insulin 405Oral hypoglycemics, 274
Insulin, 49
Both, 97
⁢Oral hypoglycemics, 98 (67.1%)
⁢Insulin, 29 (19.8%)
⁢Both, 19 (13.1%)
⁢U

Oral mucosal disorders diagnosis criteriaBased on onset, duration, oral habits, clinical appearance, history of trauma, and previous episodesBased on WHO guide to epidemiology and diagnosis of oral mucosal diseases⁢U⁢U

Biopsy when neededUYes⁢Yes⁢Yes

Clinical examination methodExamination light
Dental mirror
Gauze square
Electrical overhead light
Mouth mirror
Tweezers
Gauze
Wooden tongue depressor
⁢Artificial light
⁢Dental mirror
⁢Gauze square
⁢Visible light
⁢Dental mirror
⁢Cotton gauze

Clinician and experience2 oral medicine specialists with 10 years of experienceSingle examiner assessed by an oral medicine specialist with more than 7 years of experience⁢Stomatologist⁢U

U: unspecified.