SorThor. 4 Aug. – Department of Medical Services by the Institute of Dentistry. Point out that diabetics are at risk of developing periodontitis. provoke the severity of the disease and result in another severe disease as well You should pay attention to your physical health and oral health at the same time.
Dr. Phairot Suratanawanich, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Medical Services, spoke about diabetes and periodontal disease. There is a relationship and is related to the fact that the body normally has a hormone called “insulin” that binds sugar in the bloodstream to energy for various tissues in the body. can trigger system-wide inflammation The inflammation will interfere with the process of controlling the sugar level. Therefore, when patients with severe periodontitis will result in an increased risk of insulin resistance in normal people and if a patient in a group of diabetes It will affect the patient’s sugar level more difficult to control. Including having a higher chance of complications from diabetes as well
Female dentist Dr. Sumana Phosrithong, Director of the Institute of Dentistry added that Gum disease and diabetes relationship and affect each other Because on the other hand, high blood sugar in diabetic patients. It can affect the condition of periodontitis as well. Because the blood sugar can permanently bind to certain proteins It stimulates destruction and inhibits tissue repair. which promotes the severity of periodontitis Patients with diabetes have a 4.2 times the risk of developing periodontitis. The severity of one disease results in the severity of another. which should pay attention to physical health and oral health at the same time and well prepared for treatment Because oral health is important to take care of. And is the doorway to good physical health.
Female Dentist Praewpailin Sompeewong, Specialist Dentist Specialists in periodontology talk about periodontitis or pyorrhea caused by bacteria in plaque. produces a substance that destroys the tissue and bone that supports the teeth In addition, these bacteria can cause wounds in the area of the surface up to 5-20 square centimetres. This is a channel for bacteria and various inflammatory substances to enter the blood stream. and may cause inflammation within the body by chronic inflammation of periodontitis or gum disease May affect other organs in the body, which, in turn, in diseases such as diabetes can affect oral health as well. which in terms of treatment should be done together Because diabetic patients with periodontitis and receiving treatment will help reduce the use of insulin to control sugar levels. and in diabetic patients that regulates blood sugar levels in good amounts The risk of developing periodontitis in diabetic patients is not different from that of non-diabetic individuals. And follow up on treatment results regularly or every 3 months, which will result in good oral health and good physical health simultaneously. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency