Diabetes and oral health: A comparative cross-sectional analysis of DMFT index among diabetic, pre-diabetic, and non-diabetic adults
In all groups, higher DMFT risk factors included older age, lower education, reduced BMI, less physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and inadequate teeth brushing. Notably, drug use is regarded as a risk factor exclusively among participants with diabetes.
Authors
- Soheil Hassanipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6661-4908)
- Mohammadreza Naghipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-1147)
- Maryam Rabiei
- Mohammad Samami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-958X)
- Farahnaz Joukar
- Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6747-0232)
- Arman Habibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1438-704X)
- Amir Valaei-Barhagh
Institutions
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331775
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47