Correlation of Blood Glucose Levels, Salivary Glucose Levels and Oral Colony Forming Units of Candida albicans in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

CONCLUSION: Positive correlation was obtained between salivary glucose and blood glucose in diabetics and candidal carriage has a positive correlation with blood glucose levels. This salivary glucose and blood glucose levels correlation confirms its use to find glycemic status in diabetic patients.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The positive correlation of salivary glucose with blood glucose shows that it can be utilized as a noninvasive tool for monitoring glycemic status in diabetic patients.
PMID: 31308283 [PubMed - in process]

Source: J Contemp Dent Pract - March 31, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mishra N, Trivedi A, Gajdhar SK, Bhagwat H, Khutwad GK, Mall PE, Kulkarni D Tags: J Contemp Dent Pract Source Type: research