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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The largest study of its kind recently completed by United Concordia Dental, its parent company Highmark and the University of Pennsylvania shows that treatment for gum disease and ongoing maintenance can decrease the cost of medical care for people with diabetes. This confirms a large body of medical and dental literature that emphasizes the association between diabetes and periodontal disease.
While the exact physiological mechanism is still being studied, the localized inflammation caused by periodontal disease is believed to contribute to the adverse blood sugar levels in a diabetic. These findings clearly demonstrate that, when individuals with diabetes receive treatment for gum disease, significant annual reductions in hospitalizations (33 percent), physician visits (13 percent) and overall medical costs ($1,814) are possible.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/your-mouth-and-diabetes-664272/
While the exact physiological mechanism is still being studied, the localized inflammation caused by periodontal disease is believed to contribute to the adverse blood sugar levels in a diabetic. These findings clearly demonstrate that, when individuals with diabetes receive treatment for gum disease, significant annual reductions in hospitalizations (33 percent), physician visits (13 percent) and overall medical costs ($1,814) are possible.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/your-mouth-and-diabetes-664272/
