Diabetes mellitus (Type 1 / Type 2)
Dental riskmoderate
Diabetes mellitus is chronic hyperglycemia due to insulin deficiency (Type 1) or insulin resistance/relative deficiency (Type 2). Dental relevance: (1) increased risk of periodontitis (bidirectional relationship), (2) impaired healing when poorly controlled, (3) increased infection susceptibility, and (4) the most immediate chairside emergency is HYPOGLYCEMIA (especially with insulin or sulfonylureas). Every dental office should have a hypoglycemia protocol and glucose available.
The full condition entry includes
- Safe vs avoid lists: antibiotics, analgesics, local anesthetics
- Vasoconstrictor limits and treatment modifications
- Pre/intra/post-op monitoring and deferral criteria
- Emergency management, explained for study
More medical conditions in dentistry
Arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, SVT, ventricular)Cardiac implantable devices (pacemaker/ICD)Asthma (severe / steroid-dependent / NSAID-sensitive)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)History of bronchospasm with NSAIDs (AERD)Epilepsy / seizure disordersParkinson's diseaseDementia / Alzheimer's / cognitive impairmentMultiple sclerosisThyroid disease (hyper/hypothyroidism)Nephrotic syndromeChronic hepatitis B (CHB)
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