Periodontal status among patients with diabetes in Nuuk, Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Amanda Lamer Schjetlein, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Torsten Lauritzen, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014
• Subjects: diabetes; periodontitis; Greenland; Inuit; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Psi; Circumpolar Health; greenlandic; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v73.26093; https://doaj.org/article/1e070e0f3cf64e4da7fad15582ff265b

Background: Diabetes is becoming more common in the Greenlandic population. Patients with diabetes are more prone to periodontal disease. Periodontal status may have an effect on metabolic control. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of periodontitis amongst patients with...