Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1s

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Abstract

Aim:  The aim of present study was to evaluate loss of bone height in completely edentulous individuals having diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods: 72 edentulous subjects, between the age of 56 to 80 years and who had been edentulous for period of at least 10 years were selected. Out of these, 36 individuals were those who had diabetes and 36 were control group without any systemic diseases. Using Wical and Swoope analysis method, the original height of the alveolar ridge was estimated from a panoramic radiograph. Then, loss of bone height of the subjects with diabetes was compared with the control group.  Statistical Analysis: The differences in mean values of residual ridge resorption between diabetic group and control group was evaluated using 2-sample t-Test. The mean differences in male and female group was evaluated using student’s t-Test. Results: The results showed that in individuals with same duration of edentulism, the ones with diabetes showed almost 2.5 times more the mean residual alveolar bone loss as compared to individuals without diabetes. Conclusion: Within the limits of this current study, it was evident that diabetes can be attributed as a factor of exaggerated residual alveolar bone loss.

Keywords: Alveolar Resorption, Diabetes Mellitus, Panoramic radiography.