Severity of Dental Caries and Saliva Properties in Diabetes Mellitus
Within the limitations of this analytical cross-sectional study, participants with T2DM demonstrated a higher risk of developing severe carious lesions and exhibited low salivary pH and flow rate when compared with non-diabetic individuals, supporting a possible association between glycemic status, salivary alterations, and caries severity.
Authors
- Ashwaq Alkahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2849-8889)
- Aylin Baysan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-3950)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dentistry Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13120553
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00