ESPE Abstracts (2019) 92 P3-70

ESPE2019 Poster Category 3 Diabetes and Insulin (49 abstracts)

Indicators of Caries Risk in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

El-Tekeya M , El Tantawi M , Fetouh H , Ehsan Mowafy & Abo Khedr N


Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt


Purpose: was to evaluate the interaction of caries risk indicators and metabolic control in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: The study included 50 children with type 1 DM and 50 healthy controls. Diabetic children were classified into 3 groups: well, fairly, and poorly controlled based on glycosylated hemoglobin level. Personal, family data, medical and dental history were collected. Children were examined for caries experience, plaque, and gingival condition. Saliva samples were obtained for culturing mutans streptococci, lactobacilli, and Candida, and colony forming units were counted.

Results: No significant differences existed between all groups regarding caries experience or mean log count of micro-organisms. Diabetic children differed significantly from healthy children in parental occupation and education, dental visits, oral hygiene, and plaque and gingival indices, whereas no differences were observed among children with different levels of metabolic control regarding these factors. Regression analysis identified mutans streptococci as a significant variable affecting caries experience in diabetic children.

Conclusions: Regarding the interaction of caries risk indicators and metabolic control on caries experience in diabetic children, the only variable that showed a significant effect was mutans streptococci

Volume 92

58th Annual ESPE

Vienna, Austria
19 Sep 2019 - 21 Sep 2019

European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology 

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