Caries risk assessment as a predictor of metabolic control in young Type 1 diabetics.

Autor: Twetman, S., Petersson, G. H., Bratthall, D.
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Zdroj: Diabetic Medicine; Mar2005, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p312-315, 4p
Abstrakt: To investigate the relationship between caries risk and glucosylated haemoglobin and to evaluate the use of a computerized caries risk assessment program as a predictor of metabolic control in schoolchildren with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.The material consisted of 64 young Type 1 diabetes mellitus patients (8–16 years) attending an outpatient paediatric clinic. Within 2 weeks after the onset of diabetes, a caries risk assessment was carried out with the aid of a computer-based program (Cariogram) and data on the level of metabolic control were collected from the medical records at the 3-year check-up. Caries increment was registered at recall clinical examinations.A statistically significant positive relationship between caries risk and metabolic control was found (r = 0.51;P < 0.01), with a sevenfold increased risk of impaired metabolic control after 3 years in those assessed with high caries risk at onset (OR 7.3;P < 0.01). When the Cariogram was used as a predictor for the metabolic state of the disease, the sensitivity and specificity was 75% and 71%, respectively. The negative predictive value was 91%.Our data suggested that a caries risk assessment at the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in children may be a good indicator of overall health care that can provide useful prognostic information on the level of metabolic control after 3 years.Diabet. Med. 22, 312–315 (2005) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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