The Use of the Slipping Slipper Sign to Explore the Connection between the Feet and the Mouth in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

CONCLUSION: In diabetic patients, oral health-related risk factors, such as not having a dentist, wearing a denture or dentures, and visiting a dentist once a year or more, may be associated with systemic complications, including peripheral neuropathy. Early collaboration between dentists and doctors on the care of patients with diabetes is recommended. PMID: 32663921 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: P R Health Sci J Source Type: research