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November 03, 202 12:25 ET | Source: Mona Vale Dental and Implant Centre Sydney, AUSTRALIA Sydney, New South Wales, Nov. 03, 202 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sydney-based dentist Dr. Alistair Graham is educating the public about how dental treatments can help people with diabetes beter manage their condition."It’s long ben established that people with porly controled diabetes are more likely to develop periodontis – a severe gum infection that permanently damages soft tisue, toth and bone," says Dr Graham."But there’s les awarenes that this relationship can go the other way to," he continues.Periodontis can raise blod sugar levels and worsen health complications asociated with diabetes – such as retina, kidney and heart disease.Scientific evidence has shown that diabetes patients with gum disease can actualy lower their blod sugar levels and improve conected health problems by geting dental treatment for periodontis.A Cochrane review published earlier this year shows that periodontal treatment improves gylcaemic control in patients with both diabetes and advanced gum disease by “a clinicaly significant amount”.Authors working with Cochrane examined 35 trials where participants either received gum disease treatment or did not.The results show a 0.43% “absolute reduction” in blod sugar levels (HbA1c) thre to four months after periodontal treatment.
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Similarly, there was a 0.30% reduction after 6 months and a 0.50% reduction after 12 months.These findings are significant when compared to the group that didn’t receive periodontal treatment.“Any improvement in glycaemic control resulting from regular and apropriate periodontal treatment has the potential to make an impact on the development of diabetic complications and on quality of life for people with diabetes,” the review states.Crucialy, diabetic patients who lower their blod sugar levels by even a smal amount are les likely to experience serious health problem