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ReviewBritish dental journal2014

Diabetes and periodontal disease: a two-way relationship.

L Casanova, F J Hughes, P M Preshaw

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Review in British dental journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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145citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
16.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 341 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

L CasanovaKing's College London, Floor 21 Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT.
F J HughesKing's College London, Floor 21 Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT.
P M PreshawSchool of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
Guy's Hospital · GBKing's College Hospital · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis and diabetes are common, complex, chronic diseases with an established bidirectional relationship. That is, diabetes (particularly if glycaemic control is poor) is associated with an increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis, and, severe periodontitis is associated with compromised glycaemic control. Periodontal treatment (conventional non-surgical periodontal therapy) has been associated with improvements in glycaemic control in diabetic patients, with reductions in HbA1c of approximately 0.4% following periodontal therapy. For these reasons, management of periodontitis in people with diabetes is particularly important. The dental team therefore has an important role to play in the management of people with diabetes. An emerging role for dental professionals is envisaged, in which diabetes screening tools could be used to identify patients at high risk of diabetes, to enable them to seek further investigation and assessment from medical healthcare providers.

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Diabetes ComplicationsHumansPeriodontal Diseases

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PMID25342350
OpenAlexW2052338698

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