ESPE Abstracts

Periodontal disease is defined as inflammation within the supporting tissues of the teeth, progressive attachment loss, and bone loss. It results from an extension of inflammation from the gingiva into deeper periodontal tissue. Periodontal disease is well studied among the adult population. Diabetes mellitus is considered as one of its risk factors among adults. We conducted this cross-sectional pilot study to investigate the association of periodontal disease and metabolic c...

Background: Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome (RMS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hormonal and clinical features of insulin resistance (acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism, etc.) Other clinical features may include lipodystrophy and metabolic syndrome (hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hypertriglyceridemia and polycystic ovary syndrome). Biallelic loss of function mutations in the insulin receptor gene (INSR) affect insul...