Evaluation of Oral Microflora-Related to Dental Caries and Salivary pH in type II Diabetic Patients
Balasubramanian Soundaram, C.R. Murali, Muthuraj Ajithkumar, Arutchelvan Anjali, DanPasko JothiPriya, Sethuraman Vikraman- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering
- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering
ABSTRACT
Background:
Diabetes mellitus is one of the chronic diseases and a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period. The present study aimed to evaluate and correlate HbA1c, salivary pH, and oral bacterial microflora (streptococcus and lactobacillus colony-forming unit (CFU)) related to dental caries in normal, controlled, and uncontrolled type II diabetic patients.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 90 samples were taken for this study. The HbA1c test was recorded and grouped into three (normal, prediabetic, and diabetic). CFUs (streptococcus and lactobacillus) were evaluated by the spit-and-swab method. Salivary pH was measured with a pH strip with color coding. By using the
Results:
The CFU of streptococcus and lactobacillus in the saliva spit and swab method is statistically significant for
Conclusion:
From the present study, we conclude that there is a slight increase in the CFU of