Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health

Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Section 1 Medical considerations 1
1 Etiology of diabetes mellitus 3
Ravichandran Ramasamy and Ann Marie Schmidt
2 Classification, epidemiology, diagnosis, and risk factors of diabetes 27
Jeffrey M. Curtis and William C. Knowler
3 Medical complications of diabetes mellitus 45
Lewis W. Johnson and Ruth S. Weinstock
4 Glycemic treatment of diabetes mellitus 69
Harpreet Kaur and Ruth S. Weinstock
Section 2 Dental considerations 97
5 Management of the patient with diabetes mellitus in the dental office 99
Brian L. Mealey
6 Periodontal disease as a complication of diabetes mellitus 121
George W. Taylor, Dana T. Graves, and Ira B. Lamster
7 The influence of periodontal disease on glycemic control in diabetes 143
Dana Wolf and Evanthia Lalla
8 Non-periodontal oral complications of diabetes mellitus 157
Ira B. Lamster
9 Identification of dental patients with undiagnosed diabetes 191
Evanthia Lalla, Dana Wolf, and Ira B. Lamster
Section 3 Case reports 203
Case 1 A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus is seen for dental care 205
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Case 2 A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus requires oral surgery 209
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Case 3 A patient with diabetes mellitus has a hypoglycemic episode in the dental office 215
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Case 4 The patient with diabetes mellitus and xerostomia 221
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Case 5 A patient diagnosed with diabetes mellitus after comprehensive prosthodontic rehabilitation 229
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Case 6 Prosthodontic treatment for the newly diagnosed patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus 237
Ira B. Lamster, Nurit Bittner, and Daniel Lorber
Index 247