The periodontal condition of patients with insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus was
evaluated in terms of plaque, gingival indices, pocket depth, and alveolar bone loss. Thirty
male and female diabetic patients aged 5 to 18 years were compared with 30 non‐diabetic
subjects and correlated with sex and age. Statistical analyses of the data showed that the
mean plaque index was significantly higher (P< 0.01) among the diabetic patients (1.23)
than among the control subjects (0.81). The plaque index was significantly higher (P< 0.01) …

Eight female and 3 male patients from a group of 30 patients studied 10 years earlier and
who had received no periodontal treatment during this period, in order to evaluate the
progression of untreated periodontal disease in patients with insulin‐dependent diabetes
mellitus, were evaluated in terms of plaque accumulation, gingival inflammation, probing
depth, and alveolar bone loss. The total number of dental surfaces that presented clinically
detectable plaque deposits increased significantly (29% to 43%; P< 0.01; X2= 46.36). Site …