Correlation between Oral Health and the Presence of Factors Indicating Metabolic Syndrome in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Caries; periodontal disease; metabolic syndrome; Diabetes Mellitus type II
Metabolic syndrome is a confluence of risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases, strokes and diabetes. This condition manifests itself through several components, namely: markedly increased abdominal circumference due to excessive accumulation of fat in the region, high blood pressure, insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, hepatic steatosis (accumulation of fat in the liver) and unregulated levels of cholesterol and other blood lipids (dyslipidemia). The objective of this descriptive, longitudinal and cross-sectional study is to correlate oral health, especially the presence of caries and periodontal disease, in individuals with diabetes mellitus with factors indicative of metabolic syndrome. Thus, considering the results presented, there was a positive correlation between the presence of risk factors for metabolic syndrome and the greater presence of oral changes in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.