May 19 2010
Could your Glucose Levels be connected to Periodontal Issues?
According to Sally Cram, D.D.S., a consumer advisor for the American Dental Association and a periodontist who has a dental practice in Washington, D.C. recently suggested it does. She mentions that in a recent study showing that treating periodontal disease in diabetics with Type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels. She also mentioned that unfortunately for now, there was not enough available evidence to support the same benefit for those with Type 1 diabetes.
She references a leading author at the Edinburgh Dental Institute in Scotland, Terry Simpson, who gave a recent explanation of the connection between Type 2 diabetes and periodontal disease. He states, “Treatment can reduce the amount of bacteria and inflamed tissue in the gums. The presence of bacteria and inflamed tissue is thought to produce chemical changes which affect the action of insulin and in turn raises the circulating levels of sugar in the blood stream. By resolving this with periodontal treatment, the patient might experience a lower blood sugar level over a period of time.”
Are you a diabetic with blood glucose control issues? If you are, then a dental check-up with a periodontist like Dr. Anne A. Nicholas from “The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry” may be over due.
The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry is located at: 73-929 Larrea Street, Suite 2, Palm Desert, CA. Please feel free to stop by or call 760-340-1030 to schedule an exam. Dr. Nicholas offices provide dental services to Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and the entire Coachella Valley.
