The prevalence of dental caries in type ii diabetic patients and non-diabetic patients – review

Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder. Diabetic patients have many predisposing factors which lead to increased incidence of caries. Increase in caries among diabetic patients is due to repeated intake of food and consumption of even less amount of carbohydrate may lead to caries when combined with increase in glucose in the blood and decreased salivary secretions. Several studies have found the relation between oral and salivary findings revealing that concentration of glucose in saliva is increased in diabetic patients. The association between diabetes and dental caries is less clear, hence this drove us in searching for comprehensive understanding.