Comparative evaluation of xerostomia among diabetic and nondiabetic subjects wearing complete denture

• Main Authors: Manikandan Sundaram (Author), Saranya Manikandan (Author), Balakrishnan Satheesh (Author), Deenadayalan Srinivasan (Author), Dinakaran Jayapal (Author), Dhivya Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Diabetes mellitus represents a group of metabolic diseases that are characterised by hyperglycaemia due to a total or relative lack of insulin secretion and insulin resistance or both. Diabetes mellitus patients present with a higher susceptibility to infections due to a deficiency in po...