Frequency, socio-economic characteristics, and risk factors of oral cavity parasites in diabetes mellitus patients from Lorestan Province, Iran; a case-control study
This research for the first time in Iran highlighted a considerable prevalence of oral cavity parasites in DM patients in Lorestan province, Western Iran. Dental professionals should maintain a heightened awareness of these risk factors to effectively identify and address oral health challenges within this population, thereby reducing the incidence of oral diseases and infections.
Authors
- Behnoush Selahbarzin
- Parastoo Baharvand
- Amal Khudair Khalaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-3240)
- Leila Masoori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8852-1075)
- Hossein Mahmoudvand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-393X)
- Fatemeh Sakifar
Institutions
- Thi Qar University (IQ)
- Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1522670
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Islamic Azad University
- Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University