Dental caries and their relation to hba1c in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Deepasri Mohan (Author), Yogesh Bhuvaneshwar (Author), Ramakrishnan Manjankarni Jeyaram (Author), Sukanya Saravanan (Author), Anandakumar Amutha (Author), Research Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetes mellitus with poor glycemic control is often associated with dental caries. We aim to assess the relationship between dental caries and HbA1c levels among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Chennai. A cutoff of HbA1c ≥7.0 to 7.9% (53-63 mmol/mol) was used to define Group 1 (n = 113) as mo...